Woloma Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Woloma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woloma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Woloma (21) may also be a first name.

Woloma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Woloma Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Woloma occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woloma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Woloma is the 4,772,636th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Woloma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Woloma live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Woloma is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Woloma occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Mali, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolomea922/
Wolouma921/
Wolyoma921/
Wolomah921/
Woulouma861/
Boloma834,689/
Waloma8371/
Weloma8346/
Woluma8322/
Wolomo8313/
Voloma834/
Wolema833/
Wolama833/
Wolyama77117/
Bolomai7718/
Woliama7712/
Wolumah778/
Walouma777/
Bolouma773/
Walomai771/
Wolamay771/
Wollema771/
Woulama771/
Bouloma771/
Hweloma771/
Wolamat771/
Bolloma771/
Boulouma71278/
Wolumeha714/
Woolomes712/
Voloumai711/
Woullomi711/
Boliomea711/
Bolama671,027/
Baloma67803/
Walama67591/
Walema67396/
Waluma67373/
Welema67368/
Buloma67336/
Bolomo67239/
Welama67154/
Bolomi67130/
Boluma67127/
Bolome67103/
Volama6768/
Valoma6737/
Woollomes6723/
Wulama6720/
Wuluma6719/
Walomo6717/
Volomo6710/
Walome678/
Veloma674/
Boullouma674/
Volema673/
Walomi672/
Bouloumma672/
Wolame671/
Bolomj671/
Volome671/
Wolume671/
Bolomy670/

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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 Woloma
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