Walangi Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Walangi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walangi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2311:229,18418,969
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589

Walangi (152) may also be a first name.

Walangi Last Name Facts

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

Walangi (Oriya: ୱାଲାି) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walangi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walangi is the 908,336th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Walangi live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Walangi is also the 746,252nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 152 people.

The last name Walangi is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 229,184. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 97 percent reside, Geita Region, where 2 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Walangi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walangi in the Oriya language
ୱାଲାିwalai55.56
ୱାଲାwala44.44

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Walangi
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