Wabalayi Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wabalayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabalayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1021:382,73824,349
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wabalayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wabalayi has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wabalayi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabalayi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,817,111th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Wabalayi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wabalayi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Wabalayi is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 382,738. In Uganda Wabalayi is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 64 percent live, Buikwe District, where 15 percent live and Kayunga District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wabalai931/
Babalayi886/
Wobalayi884/
Babalai8092/
Vabalai808/
Babalay802/
Wabaley801/
Babalayo7535/
Babalaya759/
Babalaji757/
Wabaliau754/
Wabalyaa751/
Wawaleyi751/
Wobalayo751/
Babalaye751/
Babalhaji7156/
Wabaileha717/
Wahballaa714/
Vabalaitė714/
Bavalay677,362/
Babalau67849/
Babaley67679/
Babolai67134/
Vavalay6789/
Babaalhaji6715/
Babaallaji678/
Bavalai677/
Bobalai675/
Vavalai675/
Vabelai673/
Babaloi672/
Babalea671/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wabalayi
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