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 in Malawi. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walawala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 340,354th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,747,728 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Walawala are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Walawala is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 68 people.
It is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Apart from Malawi this surname 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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