Wajala Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Wajala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 172 | 1:226,973 | 17,480 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Wajala (13) may also be a first name.
Wajala Demographics
Average Wajala Salary in
South Africa
R 43,140
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Wajala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wajala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wajala (Oriya: ୱାଜାଲା) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wajala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,194,481st most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wajala are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 226,973. In Uganda Wajala is primarily concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 45 percent reside, Budaka District, where 27 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 9 percent reside. Beside Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Wajala Last Name Statistics demography
Wajala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.85% less than the national average, earning R 43,140 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wajala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wajala in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଜାଲା | wajala | 75 |
| ୱଜଲା | wajala | 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
- 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 Wajala
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