Walayu Surname
Approximately 499 people bear this surname
Walayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 486 | 1:152,016 | 15,865 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
Walayu (22) may also be a first name.
Walayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walayu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Walayu.
How Common Is The Last Name Walayu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Walayu is the 617,057th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. The last name Walayu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Walayu are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Walayu is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Other than The DR Congo Walayu exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Walayu
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