Walei Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Walei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 172 | 1:446,410 | 27,576 |
| Papua New Guinea | 117 | 1:69,690 | 9,084 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Walei (42) may also be a first name.
Walei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walei is found most frequently in Iran. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Walei is the 876,631st most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. Walei is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Walei live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 42 people.
The surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 446,410. In Iran it is most common in: Kermanshah Province, where 30 percent live, Tehran Province, where 26 percent live and Qazvin Province, where 19 percent live. Apart from Iran Walei is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent live and Kenya, where 4 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
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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 Walei
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