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
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
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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