Wala Surname
Approximately 31,708 people bear this surname
Wala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 6,846 | 1:26,095 | 1,352 |
| India | 4,021 | 1:190,765 | 11,554 |
| Sudan | 3,920 | 1:9,569 | 1,352 |
| Poland | 3,301 | 1:11,514 | 1,654 |
| Egypt | 2,258 | 1:40,716 | 4,150 |
| DR Congo | 1,594 | 1:46,349 | 5,628 |
| Indonesia | 1,295 | 1:102,123 | 10,505 |
| Afghanistan | 1,054 | 1:30,506 | 1,301 |
| Papua New Guinea | 999 | 1:8,162 | 624 |
| Nigeria | 985 | 1:179,840 | 11,055 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Cameroon | 530 | 1:39,187 | 5,238 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Thailand | 352 | 1:200,677 | 33,233 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| United States | 246 | 1:1,473,410 | 100,696 |
| Nepal | 224 | 1:127,147 | 2,375 |
| Germany | 197 | 1:408,657 | 37,472 |
| Zambia | 152 | 1:104,276 | 8,256 |
| Solomon Islands | 151 | 1:3,841 | 443 |
| South Africa | 117 | 1:463,057 | 38,677 |
| Zimbabwe | 98 | 1:157,533 | 19,794 |
| Congo | 98 | 1:50,909 | 4,665 |
| Liberia | 88 | 1:50,097 | 4,478 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Benin | 58 | 1:178,200 | 17,490 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| Kenya | 43 | 1:1,073,951 | 34,763 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| Czechia | 38 | 1:279,828 | 36,495 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Ivory Coast | 35 | 1:659,178 | 18,915 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Tunisia | 24 | 1:25,443 | 3,898 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1:1,768,487 | 19,843 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Wála (1) are calculated separately.
Wala (57,117) may also be a first name.
Wala Demographics
Average Wala Salary in
United States
$50,173 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wala (Arabic: ولا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻻ, Hindi: वाला, Oriya: ୱାଲା) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Wála. Click here for further possible spellings of Wala.
How Common Is The Last Name Wala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 17,474th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 229,833 people. The surname Wala occurs mostly in Asia, where 46 percent of Wala live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 26 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 16,500th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 57,117 people.
This last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 6,846 people, or 1 in 26,095. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Sindh, where 80 percent reside, Punjab, where 11 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan Wala exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside and Sudan, where 12 percent reside.
Wala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wala has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wala last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Wala surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.
The amount Wala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.43% less than the national average, earning R 84,516 per year; in United States they earn 16.28% more than the national average, earning $50,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning $43,490 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻻ | wala | - |
| Wala in the Hindi language | ||
| वाला | vala | 98.67 |
| वला | vala | 0.57 |
| बाला | bala | 0.57 |
| बला | bala | 0.09 |
| वाता | vata | 0.09 |
| Wala in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଲା | wala | 86.42 |
| ୱଲା | wala | 8.64 |
| ୱାଲ | wala | 4.94 |
| Wala in the Arabic language | ||
| ولا | wla | - |
| والا | wala | - |
| وعلا | wla | - |
| ولأ | wla | - |
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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 Wala
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