Wolof Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wolof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Wolof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolof Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wolof is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolof? popularity and diffusion
Wolof is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wolof reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 11 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woloff | 91 | 39 | / |
| Wolouf | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wollof | 91 | 1 | / |
| Woolof | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wolhof | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wooloff | 83 | 102 | / |
| Wolloff | 83 | 93 | / |
| Wolhoff | 83 | 55 | / |
| Woelhof | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wollofe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Woiloff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wollhof | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bolof | 80 | 162 | / |
| Wolow | 80 | 80 | / |
| Wolov | 80 | 50 | / |
| Walof | 80 | 2 | / |
| Volof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wolob | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wolaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woellhof | 77 | 158 | / |
| Woolloff | 77 | 72 | / |
| Wootloff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woollotf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walhof | 73 | 426 | / |
| Wallof | 73 | 60 | / |
| Wollow | 73 | 47 | / |
| Wolova | 73 | 39 | / |
| Waloff | 73 | 33 | / |
| Weloff | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bollof | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wolowa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wolhow | 73 | 2 | / |
| Boloff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woslow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wolobh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Volgof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welhof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bolouf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wollaf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bohlof | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wholow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wollob | 73 | 0 | / |
| Woolow | 73 | 0 | / |
| Woehlhoff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boulouf | 67 | 205 | / |
| Wohlauf | 67 | 110 | / |
| Walhoff | 67 | 95 | / |
| Bolloff | 67 | 64 | / |
| Welhoff | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bollhof | 67 | 27 | / |
| Waelhof | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wolhafe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bolhoff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wallhof | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wollhaf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Walloff | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wasloff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahllof | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woullow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volhoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whotlow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaloff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohloff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wooslow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wallofe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wolof
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