Wolou Surname

140,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Wolou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo1,8901:3,835622
Benin1,1791:8,7661,211
Senegal761:191,8331,383
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Congo51:997,81917,129
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wolou (230) may also be a first name.

Wolou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolou occurs more in Togo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 140,694th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,298,185 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wolou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 591,855th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 230 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Togo, where it is carried by 1,890 people, or 1 in 3,835. Other than Togo it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 37 percent reside and Senegal, where 2 percent reside.

Wolou Last Name Statistics demography

Wolou earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wollou91213/
Wolgou9162/
Woilou9136/
Woulou9134/
Wholou917/
Wolo896,431/
Wolu89660/
Woillou8342/
Wolayou8312/
Wolouya831/
Bolou8012,779/
Wollo801,078/
Walou80580/
Wolio80509/
Volou80277/
Woloo80151/
Woloh8084/
Woloz8052/
Wuolo8031/
Woleu8025/
Woulo8024/
Woolu8019/
Wholo8015/
Wuolu8014/
Wollu8014/
Woloj8012/
Woulu8012/
Woliu8011/
Wulou809/
Woloa809/
Wohlo806/
Woluo805/
Woloi803/
Woloy802/
Woilo802/
Woloe802/
Wolgu801/
Woelo801/
Woylo801/
Wolau801/
Wholu801/
Woulayou771/
Woolhous771/
Woolhout770/
Boulou736,126/
Bollou731,731/
Wolayo731,344/
Wolloh73442/
Wolosz73315/
Woleyo73231/
Wallou73151/
Walgou7356/
Wouleu7352/
Wohlau7340/
Woloye7325/
Wolhoy7323/
Wolloe7323/
Wuolio7317/
Woloss7316/
Wolosh7315/
Volout7315/
Woliyo7314/
Woluch7312/
Wojloh739/
Wollau739/
Woleyu739/
Woluhe737/
Walhou737/
Woollu736/
Wolauz736/
Woeloe735/
Woloje735/
Volouj735/
Woluya735/
Woilau733/
Voulou733/
Wollod732/
Boilou732/
Woislo732/
Woullo732/
Wolgau732/
Woluja732/
Bohlou732/
Wolluz732/
Wollot731/
Woolot731/
Woolui731/
Wooluy731/
Uolgou731/
Wolioh731/
Voloud731/
Wouloh731/
Woulot731/
Woloyi731/
Woloyo731/
Wolloa731/
Wolowe731/
Wohloh731/
Wohlus730/
Wolott730/
Bolo6725,738/
Walo678,655/
Walu675,216/
Wola673,309/
Bolu673,049/
Volo672,178/
Wulu671,599/
Boulouh67992/
Bouhlou67360/
Volu67227/
Wulo67214/
Ouhalou67172/
Wolloch67143/
Boullou6767/
Wohlust6759/
Walouch6751/
Wolhowe6735/
Uolo6718/
Wollust6711/
Wolosch677/
Wolautz677/
Wolliyo675/
Bollouh675/
Wolhoit673/
Walhoud672/
Wolauyi672/
Wahalou672/
Bouloue672/
Wualgou671/
Wollosh671/
Woloeyo671/
Woloitz671/
Woolluy671/
Voillou671/
Uolu671/
Woislau671/
Waïllou671/
Volouhe671/
Vouloup671/
Vouloux671/
Wouehoulou671/
Woulliu671/
Wouloya671/
Woolayo671/
Wolhuis671/
Wollauz671/
Buolouh671/
Wolayod671/
Wotloch671/
Wulloup670/
Wolahue670/
Woloott670/

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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
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  • 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 Wolou
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