Wala-Wala Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Congo

Wala-Wala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wala-Wala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Congo21:2,494,54828,763

Wala-Wala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wala-Wala is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wala-Wala? popularity and diffusion

Wala-Wala is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Wala-Wala reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Wala-Wala is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 6,327,389. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 56 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 19 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

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Walawala941,080/
Walla-Walla903/
Wala Wala8972/
Walawalai891/
Walaala882/
Wal-Wal881/
Walawal881/
Wallawalla841/
Walawila821/
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Wala'ala821/
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Walala801,026/
Walwal80324/
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Walaawallah80122/
Walia-Allah804/
Walyawula78223/
Waliawula784/
Walhawula782/
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Wula-Wula781/
Walu-Walu781/
Wale-Alao781/
Walu-Wale781/
Walaula75210/
Walwalu7544/
Walwale7534/
Walaila7510/
Waliwal754/
Walayla754/
Walyala752/
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Wallala751/
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Wal Wal751/
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Walalla751/
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Wali-Allah744/
Waliaula714,196/
Walyaula711,926/
Walalayo71850/
Waliwali71830/
Waliwayl71634/
Waluwalu71143/
Walawulu71137/
Walayali71122/
Walawolo7173/
Welawela7124/
Walawolu7121/
Walewale7119/
Walalayu7118/
Walal7118/
Walalawo7114/
Waliyala719/
Walalaya716/
Walilawa714/
Walawile713/
Wallwall712/
Walhalla712/
Wilawila712/
Waliwale711/
Weel-Wal711/
Waylaula711/
Wallalla711/
Waluwila711/
Walywula711/
Walulawa711/
Walalawu711/
Waliuala711/
Wayel-Al711/
Wayalala711/
Wulawula711/
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Woula-Woula701/
Walia Allah701/
Walela675,589/
Walali67433/
Walila67347/
Wal-Lh67305/
Walale67143/
Wael Wael67122/
Walola6760/
Walalo6732/
Wila Wila6727/
Waliallah6717/
Walwil6713/
Walula6710/
Wallal679/
Wallla678/
Waliaulah675/
Walwel674/
Wayilahla674/
Wal-Ailah674/
Walaayall674/
Walwyl673/
Wailal672/
Waliyaula672/
Walail672/
Wal La672/
Walaolaah672/
Wall-Hall671/
Walyal671/
Waylal671/
Walawelee671/
Wale Alao671/
Walwol671/
Walyuwula671/
Walewaelo671/
Walial671/
Wula Wula671/
Wewalwela671/
Walwul671/
Walyaulah671/
Walu Walu671/

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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 Wala-Wala
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