Walanja Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Walanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 94 | 1:415,311 | 25,587 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Walanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walanja (Marathi: वाळंज) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,894,523rd most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. Walanja is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Walanja live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Walanja is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 415,311. In Uganda Walanja is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 43 percent are found, Butaleja District, where 26 percent are found and Budaka District, where 22 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walanja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walanja in the Marathi language | ||
| वाळंज | valanja | - |
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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 Walanja
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