Wuliya Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Wuliya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wuliya (14) may also be a first name.
Wuliya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wuliya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wuliya is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wuliya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Wuliya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wuliya reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 79 percent live, Yobe, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wouliya | 92 | 75 | / |
| Wuliyah | 92 | 9 | / |
| Wauliyah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Buliya | 83 | 364 | / |
| Wiliya | 83 | 119 | / |
| Wuliyo | 83 | 25 | / |
| Wuleya | 83 | 22 | / |
| Wulaya | 83 | 13 | / |
| Woliya | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wuliau | 83 | 8 | / |
| Vuliya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wulija | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bauliya | 77 | 2,293 | / |
| Bouliya | 77 | 52 | / |
| Wiliyah | 77 | 26 | / |
| Wouloya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wulai | 73 | 349 | / |
| Wulau | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wuloa | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wulei | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wulaa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wuluy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wului | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wulea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuley | 73 | 0 | / |
| Baulliya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bauliuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bauliaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bulaya | 67 | 9,225 | / |
| Buleya | 67 | 6,654 | / |
| Buluya | 67 | 216 | / |
| Waulay | 67 | 142 | / |
| Wilaya | 67 | 103 | / |
| Wiluya | 67 | 64 | / |
| Buliye | 67 | 43 | / |
| Vuliau | 67 | 36 | / |
| Viliya | 67 | 35 | / |
| Woleya | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wuilay | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wiliye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wuleji | 67 | 15 | / |
| Woliyo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wulaji | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wuluyo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wuliji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waulai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wulayo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woluya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woliye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bulaia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiliyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woulai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wouley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wolaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wulayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bulyya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wulaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waulea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wulley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuleya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buloya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuiley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wulloa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wullai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whuley | 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 Wuliya
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