Waliah Surname

305,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Waliah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waliah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9901:133,58513,333
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waliah (1,188) may also be a first name.

Waliah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waliah is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waliah? popularity and diffusion

Waliah is the 305,423rd most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,881,797 people. The surname Waliah is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Waliah reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Waliah is also the 230,060th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 1,188 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 990 people, or 1 in 133,585. In Indonesia Waliah is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 91 percent reside, Banten, where 3 percent reside and North Sumatra, where 1 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waljiah9231/
Walliah9222/
Walihah926/
Waliha83278/
Valiah83144/
Wahlia8347/
Walija8317/
Waleah8316/
Waliho8313/
Waliea835/
Waljah831/
Balihah7783/
Whaleah7748/
Wayleah7718/
Walaiya7716/
Wahalia778/
Valliah777/
Wealeah771/
Walijja771/
Walihou771/
Walihad771/
Waleaha771/
Walijai771/
Valieah771/
Walijat771/
Walya73618/
Walja736/
Walaijai7112/
Balijaha711/
Waliyoha711/
Balija674,627/
Valiha673,382/
Walijo67369/
Waalya67246/
Baliho6788/
Balhia6788/
Waylea6783/
Valija6737/
Woleah6731/
Walyaa6728/
Waleha6725/
Wolija6722/
Waleoi6722/
Veliah6720/
Baliha6720/
Waleea6717/
Wailya6714/
Walyai677/
Wallya677/
Weljah676/
Balița674/
Baliea672/
Wahlea671/
Welija671/
Weleah671/
Woljah671/
Walyea671/
Valeah671/
Walhyo671/
Weliha671/
Weliho671/
Walías671/
Walhio671/
Ualgia671/
Walieo671/
Valiea670/

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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 Waliah
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