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 borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wooli? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,637,889th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wooli live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 328,061. In Uganda Wooli is most prevalent in: Budaka District, where 45 percent reside, Namutumba District, where 19 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 14 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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