Walela Surname
Approximately 5,589 people bear this surname
Walela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,800 | 1:16,493 | 1,980 |
| Indonesia | 1,279 | 1:103,400 | 10,636 |
| DR Congo | 855 | 1:86,409 | 9,889 |
| Uganda | 626 | 1:62,363 | 7,160 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Walela (860) may also be a first name.
Walela Demographics
Walela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Walela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walela (Marathi: वालेला) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Walela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 86,225th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,303,909 people. The surname Walela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Walela live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 277,635th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 860 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,800 people, or 1 in 16,493. In Kenya Walela is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 55 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 17 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Walela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Walela last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Walela earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,475 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walela in the Marathi language | ||
| वालेला | valela | - |
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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 Walela
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