Walaï Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Walaï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Walai (573) are calculated separately.
Walaï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walaï Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walaï is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Walai. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walaï? popularity and diffusion
The surname Walaï is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Walaï occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Walaï reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Walaï is most common in Benin, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin Walaï is most prevalent in: Donga Department, where 88 percent live and Alibori Department, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 11 percent live.
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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 Walaï
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