Wale Surname
Approximately 41,397 people bear this surname
Wale Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the whale'; v. Whale, (2) Perhaps local, as the 'Prior de Wale' is mentioned in R., in relation to some land in Guernsey.
William Wale, Lincolnshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam Wale, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameWale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 19,961 | 1:4,887 | 787 |
| Nigeria | 7,733 | 1:22,907 | 2,023 |
| England | 2,207 | 1:25,246 | 3,466 |
| Kenya | 1,416 | 1:32,613 | 3,561 |
| Indonesia | 1,211 | 1:109,207 | 11,179 |
| India | 1,196 | 1:641,359 | 30,374 |
| Solomon Islands | 1,109 | 1:523 | 13 |
| DR Congo | 835 | 1:88,479 | 10,091 |
| Cameroon | 792 | 1:26,224 | 3,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 689 | 1:11,834 | 1,081 |
| United States | 622 | 1:582,731 | 47,681 |
| Pakistan | 591 | 1:302,274 | 6,328 |
| Canada | 350 | 1:105,273 | 11,355 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Uganda | 302 | 1:129,269 | 11,983 |
| Ivory Coast | 302 | 1:76,395 | 4,203 |
| Australia | 286 | 1:94,391 | 10,761 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Afghanistan | 200 | 1:160,766 | 3,339 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Philippines | 106 | 1:955,078 | 84,086 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Scotland | 55 | 1:97,342 | 6,721 |
| Sweden | 53 | 1:185,788 | 12,836 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| Russia | 37 | 1:3,895,218 | 191,585 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Burkina Faso | 22 | 1:834,186 | 9,118 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Iceland | 8 | 1:47,511 | 3,734 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 18 | 1:246,104 | 10,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,420 | 1:17,166 | 2,497 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 178 | 1:282,127 | 22,717 |
The alternate forms: Walé (14) are calculated separately.
Wale (80,530) may also be a first name.
Wale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the whale'; v. Whale, (2) Perhaps local, as the 'Prior de Wale' is mentioned in R., in relation to some land in Guernsey.
William Wale, Lincolnshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam Wale, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Walter Wale, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Thomas Wale, Northamptonshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Prior de Wale, Guernsey, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1655. Buried — Jone, d. William Wale: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1808. Married — Richard Wale and Ann Tringham: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) the Anglo-Saxon Wale, Wala, W(e)alh = Foreigner, Welshman [O.E, W(e)al(h (fem. Wale) = O.H.Ger. Wal(h] Adam Wale.—Hundred Rolls
I.e. Norman dc Valle gaelicized as de Bhál. Also called Faltagh. This is one of the hibernicized Norman families, the many branches of which were settled in the country between Limerick and Waterford. IF 280; MIF 276; Map Lim
Place name in Yorkshire.
A local surname, traced in Irish records to the XIV. century. John de Wale was advanced, in 1348, to the see of Ardfert. D'Alton.
From the Danish, Wehl; from the Flemish, Weyll; a personal name.
Wale Demographics
Average Wale Salary in
United States
$41,518 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wale (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻟﻰ, Hindi: वली, Oriya: ୱାେଲ) is most common in Ethiopia. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Walé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wale? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,497th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 176,040 people. The surname Wale occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Wale are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 12,287th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 80,530 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 19,961 people, or 1 in 4,887. Excluding Ethiopia this last name occurs in 83 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Wale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wale has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 349 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 17 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wale last name is primarily Catholic (56%) in Ireland, Christian (78%) in Kenya and Christian (74%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Wale last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.
The amount Wale earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.34% less than the national average, earning 313,755 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.94% less than the national average, earning R 171,240 per year; in United States they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $41,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $48,114 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wale in the Hindi language | ||
| वली | vali | - |
| Wale in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାେଲ | waela | - |
| Wale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻟﻰ | waly | 40 |
| ﻭﻟﻰ | wly | 20 |
| ﻭﺍﻟﻲ | waly | 20 |
| ﻭﻟﻲ | wly | 20 |
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