Walelu Surname

64,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Walelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7,7301:9,5581,183
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Walelu (1,091) may also be a first name.

Walelu Last Name Facts

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

Walelu is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Walelu.

How Common Is The Last Name Walelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walelu is the 64,526th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 939,843 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walelu reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Walelu is also the 241,614th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 1,091 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 7,730 people, or 1 in 9,558. Beside The DR Congo this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waleulu92245/
Wualelu921/
Walelui921/
Balelu8339/
Walilu8310/
Wolelu831/
Waliliu7721/
Balelou778/
Ballelu774/
Valeelu773/
Vallelu773/
Walaluh771/
Walilou771/
Walaliu771/
Walolui771/
Welaleu771/
Valelius7194/
Walislau711/
Valeslau711/
Woulaleu711/
Balilu67305/
Bolelu6771/
Wololu6721/
Valilu672/
Valalu672/
Valetlaus671/

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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 Walelu
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