Wolo Surname

76,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1,6171:2,726354
DR Congo1,5391:48,0055,810
Indonesia1,3671:96,74410,042
Nigeria5561:318,60217,544
Benin4711:21,9442,936
Papua New Guinea2541:32,1013,721
Ivory Coast2291:100,7485,226
Philippines1161:872,74380,276
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
Senegal251:583,1742,343
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Congo171:293,4768,994
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
China31:455,773,85521,925
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wolo (1,664) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolou893,171/
Wollo891,078/
Wolio89509/
Woloo89151/
Woloh8984/
Woloz8952/
Wuolo8931/
Woulo8924/
Wholo8915/
Woloj8912/
Woloa899/
Wohlo896/
Woluo895/
Woloi893/
Woloy892/
Woilo892/
Woelo891/
Woylo891/
Wolloh80442/
Wolosz80315/
Wollou80213/
Wolgou8062/
Woilou8036/
Woulou8034/
Wolhoy8023/
Wuolio8017/
Woloss8016/
Wolosh8015/
Wojloh809/
Wholou807/
Wollod802/
Woislo802/
Woullo802/
Wollot801/
Woolot801/
Wolioh801/
Wouloh801/
Woulot801/
Wolloa801/
Wohloh801/
Wolott800/
Bolo7525,738/
Walo758,655/
Welo754,608/
Wola753,309/
Volo752,178/
Wulo75214/
Uolo7518/
Wolloch73143/
Woillou7342/
Wolosch737/
Wolhoit733/
Wollosh731/
Woloitz731/
Wotloch731/
Woloott730/
Bolou6712,779/
Bollo677,473/
Volos674,590/
Boulo673,461/
Bolio673,376/
Vuolo673,083/
Boloy671,703/
Wolla671,517/
Wallo671,466/
Boolo671,405/
Walou67580/
Volot67497/
Waloh67416/
Wolah67359/
Volou67277/
Boilo67254/
Boloo67247/
Volio67230/
Voloh67202/
Woula67170/
Vollo67160/
Boloi67151/
Voylo67112/
Voloj67110/
Whelo67110/
Boylo67106/
Wolia67102/
Voulo6795/
Voilo6775/
Wahlo6771/
Boluo6770/
Buolo6767/
Volod6765/
Waloo6752/
Woila6745/
Boloș6738/
Weloh6736/
Waelo6733/
Wullo6727/
Waulo6726/
Woleu6725/
Voolo6722/
Woola6719/
Waloa6717/
Wuloa6716/
Voloa6715/
Wołos6714/
Weloy6713/
Wuola6712/
Boloj6712/
Waloi6710/
Wulou679/
Vološ678/
Woyla677/
Volgo677/
Voloy675/
Waalo674/
Voloz674/
Voloș674/
Weloo674/
Hwola673/
Huolo673/
Whulo673/
Hwalo673/
Volop672/
Wuilo672/
Voloi672/
Waïlo672/
Wojtyllo672/
Voloo672/
Wolad671/
Wuloh671/
Voluo671/
Vwelo671/
Weulo671/
Whalo671/
Waloś671/
Wolohova671/
Woela671/
Wolau671/
Wolaś671/
Wwelo671/
Woolhous671/
Volyo671/
Weelo671/
Wohla671/
Wutlo671/
Bojlo671/
Woollott670/
Woolhout670/

Wolo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wolo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻭﻟﻮwwlw63.64
ﻭﻟﻮwlw36.36

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wolo
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