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
Walei occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Walei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 876,631st most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Walei are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 42 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 446,410. In Iran Walei is mostly concentrated in: Kermanshah Province, where 30 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 26 percent reside and Qazvin Province, where 19 percent reside. Besides Iran it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 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 Walei
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