Walanya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Walanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Walanya (24) may also be a first name.

Walanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walanya occurs most in The DR Congo. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Walanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Walanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Walanya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walanya reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 24 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walianya9361/
Wailanya931/
Walania86135/
Walanja8696/
Balanya8691/
Valanya8661/
Walanha861/
Walanyo861/
Wolanya861/
Wailanjaya8220/
Walaunia8025/
Balainya8013/
Waslania801/
Walyanja801/
Valania71136/
Balania7152/
Valagna7133/
Balanye7127/
Walanji7121/
Walanje7118/
Wolanyo7110/
Balanja718/
Balanyà718/
Balonya717/
Valanja714/
Balanyo713/
Balanyá712/
Wolania711/
Bolanya711/
Walanio711/
Vallania67105/
Valaunia6733/
Valanjiy6722/
Wallanji6717/
Balaanye6717/
Valeynya6716/
Valanjay6714/
Voulanya679/
Valaniyo679/
Bailanye674/
Wailange672/
Valeinya671/
Watlonyo671/
Woulania671/
Bolianya671/
Balanjai671/
Valonyas671/
Walangie671/
Walganjo671/
Valgania671/

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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 Walanya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis