Woluma Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Woluma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woluma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Woluma (13) may also be a first name.

Woluma Last Name Facts

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

Woluma is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woluma? popularity and diffusion

Woluma is the 4,206,983rd most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Woluma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Woluma live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 209,930. In Liberia Woluma is most numerous in: Lofa County, where 95 percent live and Montserrado County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Liberia Woluma is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolumah928/
Wolouma921/
Wolumeha864/
Woulouma861/
Waluma83373/
Boluma83127/
Wolima8334/
Wuluma8319/
Woloma8317/
Weluma831/
Wolume831/
Walouma777/
Wulumau774/
Bolouma773/
Walumai772/
Wolomea772/
Walumas772/
Wollima771/
Bolluma771/
Wolomah771/
Wollume770/
Woolume770/
Boulouma71278/
Voloumai711/
Wulumeha711/
Woillume710/
Buluma676,799/
Walima67895/
Baluma67631/
Valuma67191/
Volume67152/
Walume6784/
Waloma6771/
Veluma6766/
Volumi6737/
Walumi6731/
Volima6717/
Wolomo6713/
Vuluma676/
Wohluemoh674/
Boullouma674/
Welima672/
Wolimo672/
Bouloumma672/
Bolume671/

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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 Woluma
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