Wooli Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Wooli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 119 | 1:328,061 | 22,062 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wooli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wooli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wooli is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wooli? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,637,889th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Wooli is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wooli reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wooli is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 328,061. In Uganda Wooli is most numerous in: Budaka District, where 45 percent are found, Namutumba District, where 19 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 14 percent are found. Besides Uganda Wooli exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woholi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wahooli | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wohouli | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wooly | 80 | 53 | / |
| Woali | 80 | 20 | / |
| Uooli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woolly | 73 | 212 | / |
| Waholi | 73 | 179 | / |
| Booali | 73 | 25 | / |
| Boholi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wohali | 73 | 10 | / |
| Waouli | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waoola | 73 | 4 | / |
| Whoali | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouali | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boholyi | 67 | 262 | / |
| Boholei | 67 | 175 | / |
| Bohouli | 67 | 101 | / |
| Bououli | 67 | 50 | / |
| Boholij | 67 | 26 | / |
| Boholli | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wohoula | 67 | 12 | / |
| Woiyole | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wooli
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