Violah Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Violah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Violah (9,808) may also be a first name.
Violah Demographics
Violah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Violah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Violah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Violah (Arabic: فيولاه) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Violah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Violah is the 1,839,022nd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Violah are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Violah is also the 62,056th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 9,808 people.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nandi County, where 71 percent reside, West Pokot County, where 11 percent reside and Baringo County, where 5 percent reside. Barring Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Violah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Violah last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Violah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Violah in the Arabic language | ||
| فيولاه | fywlah | - |
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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 Violah
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