Last name ولاية (ولاية 
, State 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The last name ولاية is habitual in Romania, where it is quite a common surname, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Moldova. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Romania, Ethiopia, and Myanmar. Also, ولاية is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| ولاية | Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Iraq, Syria |
| State | Myanmar, Ethiopia, India, Romania, Egypt |