Wolo Surname
Approximately 6,431 people bear this surname
Wolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 1,617 | 1:2,726 | 354 |
| DR Congo | 1,539 | 1:48,005 | 5,810 |
| Indonesia | 1,367 | 1:96,744 | 10,042 |
| Nigeria | 556 | 1:318,602 | 17,544 |
| Benin | 471 | 1:21,944 | 2,936 |
| Papua New Guinea | 254 | 1:32,101 | 3,721 |
| Ivory Coast | 229 | 1:100,748 | 5,226 |
| Philippines | 116 | 1:872,743 | 80,276 |
| United States | 106 | 1:3,419,424 | 193,489 |
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| Senegal | 25 | 1:583,174 | 2,343 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Congo | 17 | 1:293,476 | 8,994 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wolo (1,664) may also be a first name.
Wolo Demographics
Average Wolo Salary in
United States
$39,505 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wolo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﻟﻮ) occurs most in Liberia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 76,231st most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,133,190 people. The last name Wolo is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Wolo live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 188,778th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,664 people.
Wolo is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 1,617 people, or 1 in 2,726. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 65 percent live, Sinoe County, where 7 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 6 percent live. Aside from Liberia it occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 21 percent live.
Wolo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wolo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wolo last name rose 10,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wolo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wolo last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.
Wolo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.45% less than the national average, earning $39,505 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolou | 89 | 3,171 | / |
| Wollo | 89 | 1,078 | / |
| Wolio | 89 | 509 | / |
| Woloo | 89 | 151 | / |
| Woloh | 89 | 84 | / |
| Woloz | 89 | 52 | / |
| Wuolo | 89 | 31 | / |
| Woulo | 89 | 24 | / |
| Wholo | 89 | 15 | / |
| Woloj | 89 | 12 | / |
| Woloa | 89 | 9 | / |
| Wohlo | 89 | 6 | / |
| Woluo | 89 | 5 | / |
| Woloi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Woloy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Woilo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Woelo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Woylo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wolloh | 80 | 442 | / |
| Wolosz | 80 | 315 | / |
| Wollou | 80 | 213 | / |
| Wolgou | 80 | 62 | / |
| Woilou | 80 | 36 | / |
| Woulou | 80 | 34 | / |
| Wolhoy | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wuolio | 80 | 17 | / |
| Woloss | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wolosh | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wojloh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wholou | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wollod | 80 | 2 | / |
| Woislo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Woullo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wollot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woolot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wolioh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wouloh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woulot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wolloa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wohloh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wolott | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bolo | 75 | 25,738 | / |
| Walo | 75 | 8,655 | / |
| Welo | 75 | 4,608 | / |
| Wola | 75 | 3,309 | / |
| Volo | 75 | 2,178 | / |
| Wulo | 75 | 214 | / |
| Uolo | 75 | 18 | / |
| Wolloch | 73 | 143 | / |
| Woillou | 73 | 42 | / |
| Wolosch | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wolhoit | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wollosh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woloitz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wotloch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woloott | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bolou | 67 | 12,779 | / |
| Bollo | 67 | 7,473 | / |
| Volos | 67 | 4,590 | / |
| Boulo | 67 | 3,461 | / |
| Bolio | 67 | 3,376 | / |
| Vuolo | 67 | 3,083 | / |
| Boloy | 67 | 1,703 | / |
| Wolla | 67 | 1,517 | / |
| Wallo | 67 | 1,466 | / |
| Boolo | 67 | 1,405 | / |
| Walou | 67 | 580 | / |
| Volot | 67 | 497 | / |
| Waloh | 67 | 416 | / |
| Wolah | 67 | 359 | / |
| Volou | 67 | 277 | / |
| Boilo | 67 | 254 | / |
| Boloo | 67 | 247 | / |
| Volio | 67 | 230 | / |
| Voloh | 67 | 202 | / |
| Woula | 67 | 170 | / |
| Vollo | 67 | 160 | / |
| Boloi | 67 | 151 | / |
| Voylo | 67 | 112 | / |
| Voloj | 67 | 110 | / |
| Whelo | 67 | 110 | / |
| Boylo | 67 | 106 | / |
| Wolia | 67 | 102 | / |
| Voulo | 67 | 95 | / |
| Voilo | 67 | 75 | / |
| Wahlo | 67 | 71 | / |
| Boluo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Buolo | 67 | 67 | / |
| Volod | 67 | 65 | / |
| Waloo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Woila | 67 | 45 | / |
| Boloș | 67 | 38 | / |
| Weloh | 67 | 36 | / |
| Waelo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wullo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Waulo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Woleu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Voolo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Woola | 67 | 19 | / |
| Waloa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wuloa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Voloa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wołos | 67 | 14 | / |
| Weloy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wuola | 67 | 12 | / |
| Boloj | 67 | 12 | / |
| Waloi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wulou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vološ | 67 | 8 | / |
| Woyla | 67 | 7 | / |
| Volgo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Voloy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waalo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Voloz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Voloș | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weloo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hwola | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huolo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whulo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwalo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Volop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuilo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Voloi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waïlo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wojtyllo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Voloo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wolad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuloh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voluo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weulo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waloś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolohova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolaś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woolhous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wutlo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bojlo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woollott | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woolhout | 67 | 0 | / |
Wolo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wolo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻭﻟﻮ | wwlw | 63.64 |
| ﻭﻟﻮ | wlw | 36.36 |
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Footnotes
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