Wailah Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Wailah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 43 | 1:102,524 | 8,134 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Wailah (445) may also be a first name.
Wailah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wailah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wailah is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wailah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wailah is the 2,372,517th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Wailah reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Wailah is also the 406,288th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 445 people.
Wailah is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 102,524. In Liberia Wailah is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 86 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Liberia Wailah is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Wailah
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