Waleta Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Waleta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waleta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Austria121:709,62061,025
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Waleta (59) may also be a first name.

Waleta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waleta is found most frequently in Malawi. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waleta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 868,551st most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. Waleta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Waleta live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Waleta is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 59 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Outside of Malawi Waleta is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waletta9221/
Waletaa927/
Waleeta922/
Walleta921/
Walieta921/
Waleta'a8614/
Walestad8613/
Walletta860/
Wauletta860/
Baleta833,226/
Valeta832,545/
Walita831,161/
Walata83467/
Walota83300/
Walete8382/
Weleta8372/
Woleta836/
Waleto832/
Wallestad80153/
Balleta771,698/
Valetta77235/
Wailata77217/
Valleta77118/
Baleeta7752/
Walette7738/
Valetas7738/
Waletie7729/
Wallita7727/
Wallete7718/
Baletta7718/
Walaita7717/
Walgete779/
Wasleti779/
Vhaleta778/
Baletay777/
Walatta776/
Bauleta775/
Waileti774/
Baletha774/
Valieta774/
Valesta772/
Waliata772/
Valeita772/
Walleti771/
Vaileta771/
Valheta771/
Valaeta771/
Weletta771/
Wallata771/
Walitta771/
Baleita771/
Baaleta771/
Wouleta771/
Woletta770/
Valletta714,908/
Balletta711,584/
Wallette71334/
Vallesta71240/
Waletich71120/
Valettas7137/
Vailetta7116/
Walleter7115/
Valetaud7110/
Wayllete711/
Whallety711/
Valeteau711/
Valletas711/
Wallista711/
Ballleta711/
Baleteau711/
Walliata711/
Bayletta711/
Waleater710/
Valeti673,501/
Balita673,492/
Valete672,334/
Valota672,087/
Balete671,835/
Veleta671,829/
Vallestad67316/
Boleta67251/
Baleto67171/
Walite67153/
Valata67105/
Valety6790/
Welata6781/
Valita6777/
Walito6772/
Vatlestad6759/
Welita6750/
Vaslestad6739/
Valleteau6736/
Waliti6736/
Wolete6729/
Voleta6718/
Vallestas6718/
Wolota6715/
Valyta6710/
Wollestad678/
Valeto676/
Wolita675/
Weleto675/
Woleti674/
Valletais671/
Vallettas671/
Walheater670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waleta
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