Wolyan Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Wolyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Wolyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wolyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wolyan is most common in Uganda. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolyan? popularity and diffusion
Wolyan is the 3,100,440th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wolyan are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,001,007. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Yumbe District, where 90 percent live, Buikwe District, where 3 percent live and Kampala District, where 3 percent live. Apart from Uganda it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sudan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walyan | 83 | 18 | / |
| Wolean | 83 | 2 | / |
| Woljan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Woolyhand | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wholean | 77 | 34 | / |
| Walhyan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boljyan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woolean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wolehan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wolihan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Woollyhand | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wholihan | 71 | 136 | / |
| Wholehan | 71 | 25 | / |
| Wolljain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wollihan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Woolehan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Woolihan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bolyán | 67 | 121 | / |
| Waljan | 67 | 64 | / |
| Volean | 67 | 7 | / |
| Boljan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Walyon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voljan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wholihane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woleon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woljam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whoulihan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whollehan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woolehand | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woollehan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wholehane | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whoolihan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whollihan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wolyan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis