Walala Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Walala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5231:32,7334,882
Kenya2061:224,17415,814
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Uganda671:582,67631,350
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Walala (92) may also be a first name.

Walala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walala is most common in Malawi. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 354,583rd most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,102,871 people. Walala is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Walala reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Walala is also the 992,070th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 92 people.

It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 523 people, or 1 in 32,733. Aside from Malawi this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.

Walala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walala has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walala surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Walala earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.93% less than the national average, earning R 35,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walaula92210/
Wailala9213/
Walaila9210/
Walayla924/
Walyala922/
Walaala922/
Walalai922/
Wallala921/
Walalla921/
Waliala921/
Walalah921/
Hwalala921/
Waliaula864,196/
Walalaya866/
Walalayp864/
Walhalla862/
Waylaula861/
Wallalla861/
Wala'ala861/
Walyalla861/
Balala837,677/
Walela835,589/
Valala83824/
Walali83433/
Walale83143/
Walola8360/
Walalo8332/
Ualala831/
Wolala831/
Welala831/
Waliallah8017/
Waliaulah805/
Walyaulah801/
Vallala775,537/
Balalau77379/
Balalia77304/
Baalala77241/
Ballala77216/
Vailala77188/
Balalay77114/
Valalas7754/
Walalyo7735/
Waleali7730/
Balalla7724/
Balayla7723/
Valalla7721/
Balaila7721/
Walyali7718/
Walalis7712/
Wallale779/
Balalai779/
Walaleh776/
Balalya776/
Valaala775/
Waleela775/
Balalaa774/
Valasla774/
Uallala774/
Waliali774/
Balaula774/
Valalad773/
Balaala773/
Walelah773/
Vaylala772/
Wualela772/
Walaili772/
Baylala771/
Bailala771/
Wailalo771/
Wolaula771/
Weilala771/
Ualalla771/
Valaula771/
Wallali771/
Walolai771/
Walyola771/
Walalou771/
Waleula771/
Walaile771/
Wallyallah754/
Walaalahey751/
Walaslahat751/
Waslaullah751/
Ballalai7194/
Balialia7139/
Vallalla7117/
Valaulad7114/
Wallaili718/
Ballalla717/
Vallalay716/
Waslaili714/
Balyalya713/
Balyaula712/
Valhalla711/
Balailya711/
Waleulla711/
Valialla711/
Valaulah711/
Balhaila711/
Vallalas711/
Valalias711/
Wallayli711/
Woulalai711/
Valalaus711/
Walailit711/
Valallay710/
Balola673,432/
Valela671,144/
Valale671,096/
Balali67875/
Balale67337/
Bolala67295/
Velala67259/
Walelo67199/
Balalo67176/
Valali67154/
Walolo6734/
Volala6729/
Waloli678/
Valola678/
Welalo678/
Waleullah672/
Ualela672/
Walole671/
Ualale671/
Valalo671/
Valialias671/
Wolaly671/
Balahalia671/
Balhallah671/
Balalj671/

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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 Walala
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