Walaka Surname
Approximately 943 people bear this surname
Walaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Uganda | 264 | 1:147,876 | 13,161 |
| Papua New Guinea | 201 | 1:40,566 | 4,927 |
| Liberia | 116 | 1:38,005 | 3,523 |
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Walaka (91) may also be a first name.
Walaka Demographics
Walaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Walaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walaka (Marathi: वलका, Oriya: ୱାଲାକା) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Walaka is the 378,680th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 7,728,044 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Walaka reside; 30 percent reside in East Africa and 28 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Walaka is also the 998,282nd most frequently held given name on earth, held by 91 people.
The last name Walaka is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 276,703. Excluding The DR Congo Walaka occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 28 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live.
Walaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Walaka last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walaka in the Marathi language | ||
| वलका | valaka | - |
| Walaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଲାକା | walaka | 50 |
| ୱାଲକା | walaka | 50 |
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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 Walaka
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