Al Waalah Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Waalah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Waalah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1621:163,1197,812
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Al Waalah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Waalah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al Waalah is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Waalah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Al Waalah is the 1,359,010th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Waalah live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Al Waalah is most numerous in Yemen, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 163,119. In Yemen it is most common in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 85 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 12 percent live and Amanat Al Asimah, where 2 percent live. Beside Yemen this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.

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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
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  • 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
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