Walah Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Walah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 58 | 1:76,009 | 6,407 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Walah (93) may also be a first name.
Walah Demographics
Average Walah Salary in
United States
$107,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Walah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walah (Arabic: ولاه) occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Walah is the 1,295,379th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Walah reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 986,211th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 93 people.
This surname is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 76,009. In Liberia Walah is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 40 percent live, Nimba County, where 36 percent live and Bong County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Liberia this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Walah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Walah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walah last name contracted 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Walah Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Walah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.41% less than the national average, earning R 98,832 per year and in United States they earn 148.56% more than the national average, earning $107,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walah in the Arabic language | ||
| ولاه | wlah | - |
| واله | walh | - |
| والح | walh | - |
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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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- 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 Walah
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