Walawi Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Walawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 44 | 1:185,312 | 25,733 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Walawi (21) may also be a first name.
Walawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walawi (Marathi: वळवी) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Walawi.
How Common Is The Last Name Walawi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,843,861st most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Walawi reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 21 people.
The surname Walawi is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 185,312. In Papua New Guinea Walawi is most prevalent in: Western, where 52 percent live, Hela, where 41 percent live and East Sepik, where 2 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Walawi occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walawie | 92 | 19 | / |
| Waliawi | 92 | 13 | / |
| Walawai | 92 | 10 | / |
| Walaiwit | 86 | 32 | / |
| Walawe | 83 | 497 | / |
| Walawa | 83 | 67 | / |
| Walavi | 83 | 18 | / |
| Valawi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Walowi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waslawich | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wallawich | 80 | 0 | / |
| Balaawi | 77 | 264 | / |
| Baalawi | 77 | 166 | / |
| Waalawa | 77 | 31 | / |
| Wailawa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Walowit | 77 | 20 | / |
| Baylawi | 77 | 16 | / |
| Waliawa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Walhawa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bal'awi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Walowai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Walaibe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waliabi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wailawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walaviy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wealowi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weleawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walowiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walawed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balhawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balawei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walowich | 71 | 29 | / |
| Walavich | 71 | 14 | / |
| Balahawi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Valaiwit | 71 | 2 | / |
| Walawaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wallaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wallaway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wallawhe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Valavi | 67 | 53,963 | / |
| Walowe | 67 | 266 | / |
| Balavi | 67 | 256 | / |
| Balawy | 67 | 244 | / |
| Balabi | 67 | 183 | / |
| Walave | 67 | 143 | / |
| Valabi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Walewe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Walowy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Walowá | 67 | 6 | / |
| Welawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waslavich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bahalawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valawe | 67 | 1 | / |
Walawi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walawi in the Marathi language | ||
| वळवी | valavi | - |
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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 Walawi
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