Walewale Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Walewale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Walewale (12) may also be a first name.
Walewale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walewale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walewale occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walewale? popularity and diffusion
The last name Walewale is the 4,532,898th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Walewale is mostly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Walewale reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 89 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Walewale is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 12 people.
Walewale is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Walewale is primarily found in: Enga, where 82 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 12 percent live and Madang, where 6 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Walewale is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallewalle | 89 | 1 | / |
| Balewale | 88 | 4 | / |
| Waliwal | 80 | 4 | / |
| Balewal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waliwali | 75 | 830 | / |
| Waliwayl | 75 | 634 | / |
| Valevale | 75 | 260 | / |
| Welewele | 75 | 69 | / |
| Balebale | 75 | 14 | / |
| Balevale | 75 | 8 | / |
| Waliwala | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bolewale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Walavale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Walliwala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Walawalai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walawelee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wallavale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balebal | 67 | 15 | / |
| Baleval | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woulewoule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walliwalli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valeval | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balleballe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vallevalle | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Walewale
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