Walata Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Walata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Walata (88) may also be a first name.

Walata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walata (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻻﺗﻪ) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Walata.

How Common Is The Last Name Walata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walata is the 648,005th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Walata live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Walata is also the 1,017,994th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 88 people.

Walata is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Excluding Malawi Walata occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Walata Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walata surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Walata earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 76.63% more than the national average, earning $76,214 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wailata92217/
Walaita9217/
Walatta926/
Waliata922/
Wallata921/
Waislata861/
Walatoha861/
Walliata861/
Balata833,320/
Waleta83312/
Walota83300/
Valata83105/
Walato8393/
Welata8381/
Walati8351/
Walate8338/
Walaty837/
Walathath801/
Balauta77691/
Balaita77672/
Vallata77333/
Walgate77271/
Balatay77218/
Walyati77207/
Walatee77178/
Ballata77150/
Balatai77126/
Waliota7733/
Waletta7721/
Balatha7717/
Valatas7716/
Wallaty7711/
Wallate779/
Waletaa777/
Walgota775/
Balatau775/
Walouta774/
Wolaita774/
Woulata773/
Wallati772/
Walathe772/
Walaite772/
Valasta772/
Walyato772/
Walhati772/
Waleeta772/
Balatta772/
Walleta771/
Walyate771/
Valatau771/
Valaeta771/
Waslaty771/
Waloota771/
Walatet771/
Balaata771/
Walaity771/
Walateh771/
Walhaatass751/
Huallata71588/
Balaitah7159/
Walaitis7146/
Balateau7134/
Walajtys7123/
Waleta'a7114/
Balataai7110/
Wallgate715/
Vallatta713/
Valathai712/
Wallatis712/
Wallaste711/
Walathti711/
Vailatas711/
Balaitay711/
Waliatyo711/
Vallaita711/
Walyatoi711/
Wallouta711/
Walletta710/
Vallauta710/
Wauletta710/
Waleater710/
Watlater710/
Walather710/
Balate6722,993/
Valeta672,545/
Balota672,336/
Valota672,087/
Velata67678/
Bolata67498/
Valate67136/
Valati6778/
Weleta6772/
Balatý6766/
Balatá6754/
Wolota6715/
Ballateau679/
Wallaitis678/
Woleta676/
Valato675/
Waloti675/
Valaty674/
Wahalahti673/
Volata672/
Waleto672/
Wolaty671/
Walote671/
Balatà671/
Wallather671/
Walaithip671/
Valathaia671/
Walheater670/

Walata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻻﺗﻪwlath85.71
ﻭﻻﺕwlat14.29

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