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

Wolou is found most frequently in Togo. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wolou.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 140,694th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,298,185 people. The surname Wolou is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wolou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wolou is also the 591,855th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 230 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Togo, where it is carried by 1,890 people, or 1 in 3,835. Without taking into account Togo this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs 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
  • 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 Wolou
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