Walawala Surname
Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname
Walawala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Philippines | 316 | 1:320,374 | 44,502 |
| Zambia | 303 | 1:52,310 | 4,886 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Walawala (68) may also be a first name.
Walawala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walawala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walawala (Marathi: वालावाला) is found most frequently in Malawi. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Walawala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walawala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 340,354th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,747,728 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Walawala live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 68 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Apart from Malawi it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 29 percent are found and Zambia, where 28 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walawalai | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wallawalla | 89 | 1 | / |
| Valawala | 88 | 45 | / |
| Walaawallah | 84 | 122 | / |
| Ballawala | 82 | 5 | / |
| Walyawola | 82 | 1 | / |
| Valavala | 75 | 4,041 | / |
| Balabala | 75 | 3,125 | / |
| Walawolo | 75 | 73 | / |
| Welawela | 75 | 24 | / |
| Balavala | 75 | 11 | / |
| Valabala | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ualavala | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ualabala | 75 | 3 | / |
| Walavale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Balavhala | 71 | 6 | / |
| Balavalay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Valavalaa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Valavalla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Balabalya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valabhala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balaballa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walewaelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wallavale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balawalli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balavalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bollawala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ballaballa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wallawollo | 67 | 1 | / |
Walawala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walawala in the Marathi language | ||
| वालावाला | valavala | - |
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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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- 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 Walawala
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