Oualy Surname
Approximately 3,193 people bear this surname
Oualy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2,310 | 1:6,311 | 295 |
| Burkina Faso | 427 | 1:42,979 | 2,074 |
| Ivory Coast | 252 | 1:91,553 | 4,818 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oualy (472) may also be a first name.
Oualy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oualy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oualy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻟﻲ) is found in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Oualy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oualy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oualy is the 139,883rd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,282,351 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oualy live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 391,811th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 472 people.
The last name is most widespread in Senegal, where it is carried by 2,310 people, or 1 in 6,311. In Senegal Oualy is most common in: Tambacounda Region, where 90 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 6 percent reside and Thiès Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Senegal this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 13 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oualy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oualy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻟﻲ | waly | - |
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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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- 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 Oualy
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