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 may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Walanja is the 1,894,523rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Walanja are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 415,311. In Uganda it is most common in: Mbale District, where 43 percent live, Butaleja District, where 26 percent live and Budaka District, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Walanja exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
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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