Waila Surname
Approximately 2,790 people bear this surname
Waila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,161 | 1:81,973 | 5,796 |
| Papua New Guinea | 228 | 1:35,762 | 4,262 |
| India | 170 | 1:4,512,149 | 117,295 |
| Niger | 97 | 1:197,856 | 6,708 |
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Waila (778) may also be a first name.
Waila Demographics
Waila Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Waila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waila (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻳﻠﻪ, Hindi: वैला, Marathi: वैला, Oriya: ୱାଇଲା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waila is the 156,861st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,612,024 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Waila are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 294,181st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 778 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,161 people, or 1 in 81,973. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 84 percent live, Bauchi, where 4 percent live and Adamawa, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Waila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Waila surname is principally Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻳﻠﻪ | waylh | - |
| Waila in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଇଲା | wa'ila | - |
| Waila in the Hindi language | ||
| वैला | vaila | 78.79 |
| बैला | baila | 12.12 |
| वायला | vayala | 6.06 |
| वािल | vaila | 3.03 |
| Waila in the Marathi language | ||
| वैला | vaila | 75 |
| वािलया | vailaya | 25 |
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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 Waila
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