Walehwa Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Walehwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walehwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda741:527,55829,544
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Walehwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Walehwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Walehwa is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walehwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walehwa is the 1,882,912th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Walehwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Walehwa are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 527,558. In Uganda Walehwa is most common in: Butaleja District, where 54 percent reside, Busia District, where 41 percent reside and Namayingo District, where 4 percent reside. Other than Uganda Walehwa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Walehwa Last Name Statistics demography

Walehwa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

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Wallewad807/
Welehway806/
Waliwa77238/
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Walewo778/
Valewa771/
Waloway7137/
Walesua7135/
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Walawai7110/
Waloiwa719/
Waliawa717/
Walowai716/
Walawau714/
Valewad714/
Walyowa713/
Waleeba712/
Walieva712/
Waileba711/
Wauliwa711/
Waslywa711/
Walawah711/
Balewah711/
Walaway711/
Waliwai711/
Baleiwai67421/
Walibhai6722/
Balebhai6722/
Baleywah676/
Waliwast671/
Wallaiwa671/
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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 Walehwa
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