Wolye Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia
Wolye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
Wolye (17) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolyee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wolie | 80 | 1,310 | / |
| Walye | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wolya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wollie | 73 | 380 | / |
| Bolyea | 73 | 128 | / |
| Woolie | 73 | 50 | / |
| Volyes | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wohlge | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wolehe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wolije | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woulie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walyed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wolehi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walyea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woljes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wallye | 73 | 0 | / |
| Boullye | 67 | 20 | / |
| Woulehe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Woollie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wolliyo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woellie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wotljer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woillie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wooljer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wooleey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woulehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woolier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wollier | 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 Wolye
- 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