Walela Surname

86,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Walela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,8001:16,4931,980
Indonesia1,2791:103,40010,636
DR Congo8551:86,4099,889
Uganda6261:62,3637,160
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Walela (860) may also be a first name.

Walela Last Name Facts

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

Walela (Marathi: वालेला) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walela is the 86,225th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,303,909 people. It occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 860 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 2,800 people, or 1 in 16,493. In Kenya Walela is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 55 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 17 percent live and Kakamega County, where 11 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Walela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waliela9266/
Waleela925/
Walelah923/
Wualela922/
Wailela921/
Waleula921/
Waleilia8662/
Watleela865/
Waleulla861/
Wahalela861/
Waileila861/
Walehela861/
Walelacz861/
Welela8315,673/
Wolela8313,476/
Balela835,172/
Walele831,146/
Valela831,144/
Walala831,026/
Walila83347/
Walelo83199/
Walola8360/
Walely839/
Waleli833/
Ualela832/
Waleullah802/
Vallela77780/
Ballela77159/
Walilah77154/
Valiela77114/
Walilay7734/
Wallila7731/
Waleali7730/
Baleela7713/
Walaila7710/
Valeala779/
Walilai775/
Walolea775/
Baulela775/
Valeela774/
Wailola774/
Watlila774/
Walayla774/
Wailele773/
Wallele772/
Wollela772/
Walyala772/
Walieli772/
Walaala772/
Baleila772/
Walalai772/
Baalela771/
Walelei771/
Wallala771/
Valelas771/
Vailela771/
Vaslela771/
Valelia771/
Weleela771/
Walolai771/
Walyola771/
Walalla771/
Waleyli771/
Waliala771/
Walielo771/
Waleele771/
Walelis771/
Walelui771/
Balelai771/
Balelay771/
Balelia771/
Walalah771/
Hwalala771/
Whalele771/
Woolela771/
Valeyla771/
Waliely770/
Wailely770/
Waleler770/
Valleala7138/
Wale'ele7125/
Wallaili718/
Baillela718/
Baleilay717/
Valletla713/
Whatlely713/
Walhalla712/
Wallelid712/
Welehela712/
Woolelea711/
Wahalele711/
Wallalla711/
Wallayli711/
Wala'ala711/
Walilaha711/
Wolehela711/
Guhalela711/
Baleelah711/
Valeslau711/
Walislau711/
Walyalla711/
Bailelay710/
Whaleley710/
Balele677,214/
Balila674,986/
Walilo674,066/
Bolela671,703/
Valelo67861/
Valala67824/
Balelo67649/
Velela67563/
Valila67524/
Baleli67521/
Valeli67456/
Valele67378/
Walile67171/
Walili67108/
Walylo6775/
Welelo6757/
Valesella6756/
Walolo6734/
Walalo6732/
Valecilla6732/
Wolele6718/
Waliallah6717/
Valola678/
Welalo678/
Volela674/
Valhelhas674/
Valely673/
Walilj672/
Wallesler672/
Wolila672/
Welola672/
Whaleylee671/
Ualala671/
Valetlaus671/
Valeullah671/
Valicella671/
Vallealas671/
Vattleila671/
Wolola671/
Welila671/
Wheatlely671/
Waliła671/
Wolala671/
Welala671/
Woleli671/
Wolelo671/
Whattlely670/

Walela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walela in the Marathi language
वालेलाvalela-

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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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  • 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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