Wolta Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wolta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania571:928,80044,452
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Chile191:927,18319,125
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wolta (289) may also be a first name.

Wolta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolta is found most in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wolta.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,558,593rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Wolta live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wolta is also the 519,842nd most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 289 people.

The surname Wolta is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 928,800. In Tanzania Wolta is most common in: Arusha Region, where 91 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 7 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.

Wolta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wolta last name expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolta Last Name Statistics demography

Wolta earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.03% more than the national average, earning $51,360 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woltas9111/
Wholta915/
Woulta913/
Woltga911/
Woltach834/
Wolteas831/
Volta804,598/
Walta801,319/
Bolta801,256/
Wolte80228/
Wolti804/
Wulta804/
Wolto801/
Wolty800/
Wolthaus77335/
Wohlthat7764/
Voltas73305/
Woltje7387/
Voltat7370/
Boltai7354/
Boltay7349/
Voltea7324/
Boltau7320/
Woltes7313/
Wualta7313/
Boltea7312/
Boltah7311/
Boulta7311/
Boilta738/
Waltha737/
Wollti735/
Waltea734/
Boltha733/
Woltge733/
Woltär733/
Voltay731/
Boltta731/
Voolta731/
Woltoo731/
Voltha731/
Waltau731/
Waltaś731/
Wallta731/
Wolthy731/
Woltep731/
Waltoa731/
Woltee731/
Waltah730/
Woldte730/
Woltey730/
Bolteau67854/
Volteau67169/
Volteas6752/
Wuoltee6722/
Woltosz6716/
Boltaha675/
Walteas673/
Voileta672/
Wultaah671/
Woultou671/
Wualtad671/
Boultha671/
Walthah671/
Woultee671/
Walthea671/
Volttas671/
Walthau670/
Woltetz670/

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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 Wolta
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