Wolyama Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wolyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1161:336,54622,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wolyama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wolyama occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolyama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wolyama is the 1,683,218th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. Wolyama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wolyama live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Wolyama is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 336,546. In Uganda Wolyama is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 47 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 44 percent are found and Sironko District, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolama923/
Woliama8612/
Walyama868/
Wolamat861/
Wolyoma861/
Woulama861/
Wolamay861/
Bolama771,027/
Walama77591/
Welama77154/
Volama7768/
Wulama7720/
Woloma7717/
Wolema773/
Wolame771/
Boulama718,638/
Walgama711,538/
Wolamou71451/
Woulame71118/
Waliama71104/
Walamah7121/
Boilama7115/
Wollamo7112/
Walamai7112/
Vuolama7110/
Walamau7110/
Bolamma719/
Wallama718/
Walaama717/
Bollama716/
Woolamo716/
Volamma715/
Boliama715/
Walamma714/
Voulama713/
Bulyama712/
Welamma712/
Woulami712/
Walyami712/
Boleama711/
Bolaima711/
Wolouma711/
Wollema711/
Bolamai711/
Woelamo711/
Wulamma711/
Wulyame711/
Volaima711/
Wolomah711/
Welamah711/
Walamea711/
Wolhame710/
Wahulama6796/
Walahama6722/
Boullama6717/
Boulaima6715/
Boulaïma6710/
Walyamou679/
Walaamah677/
Waslamah674/
Balyaama673/
Vollamma673/
Walamaha671/
Woulameh671/
Woulouma671/
Boulayma671/
Balyauma671/
Valyamma671/
Waallama671/
Wallamah671/
Walaymat670/

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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 Wolyama
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