Wolu Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

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

Wolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3301:400,75533,989
Nigeria1531:1,157,79647,225
Papua New Guinea1411:57,8287,385
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Liberia71:629,79127,063
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wolu (1,218) may also be a first name.

Wolu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolu has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 499,041st most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 11,041,736 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Wolu live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wolu is also the 226,824th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 1,218 people.

It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 400,755. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 75 percent reside, Bali, where 14 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 8 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside.

Wolu Last Name Statistics demography

Wolu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.11% less than the national average, earning $20,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolou893,171/
Woleu8925/
Woolu8919/
Wuolu8914/
Wollu8914/
Woulu8912/
Woliu8911/
Wolgu891/
Wolau891/
Wholu891/
Wollou80213/
Wolgou8062/
Wouleu8052/
Wohlau8040/
Woilou8036/
Woulou8034/
Woluch8012/
Wollau809/
Woluhe807/
Wholou807/
Woollu806/
Wolauz806/
Woilau803/
Wolgau802/
Wolluz802/
Woolui801/
Wooluy801/
Wohlus800/
Walu755,216/
Bolu753,049/
Welu752,229/
Wulu751,599/
Volu75227/
Uolu751/
Wohlust7359/
Woillou7342/
Wollust7311/
Wolautz737/
Woolluy731/
Woislau731/
Woulliu731/
Wolhuis731/
Wollauz731/
Bolou6712,779/
Bollu6710,877/
Boylu674,365/
Waliu673,034/
Waluś672,204/
Volau67954/
Wuliu67876/
Walou67580/
Boleu67502/
Boulu67487/
Vollu67331/
Bolau67277/
Volou67277/
Wallu67266/
Boğlu67160/
Walau67157/
Woloo67151/
Waluh67118/
Buolu6798/
Boliu6797/
Boolu6796/
Voluz6748/
Waleu6740/
Welau6738/
Volut6737/
Walui6737/
Waulu6734/
Voluy6729/
Waluj6727/
Volui6723/
Boilu6716/
Wulau6716/
Waalu6714/
Voulu6713/
Wullu6710/
Wulou679/
Bolui677/
Waluy677/
Vwalu674/
Waelu673/
Woloe672/
Whulu672/
Weliu672/
Walhu672/
Volus671/
Volgu671/
Voluh671/
Votlu671/
Walux671/
Wohlhaup671/
Wului671/
Vohlu671/
Wuluy671/
Voolu671/
Voliu671/
Waluš671/
Wollautz671/
Wolllust671/
Woolhous671/
Weleu671/
Woolhout670/

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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 Wolu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis