Wollou Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Wollou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 123 | 1:84,029 | 9,888 |
| Senegal | 90 | 1:161,993 | 1,291 |
Wollou (25) may also be a first name.
Wollou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wollou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wollou is most common in Benin. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wollou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,133,308th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wollou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wollou is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 84,029. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Collines Department, where 76 percent are found, Zou Department, where 20 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin it is found in one country. It is also common in Senegal, where 42 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wollou
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