Walif Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Walif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Walif (173) may also be a first name.

Walif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walif (Oriya: ୱାଲିଫ୍) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Walif live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Walif is also the 694,534th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 173 people.

The last name Walif is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 100 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Walif is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 4 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walife9113/
Waslif917/
Walaif912/
Wallif912/
Walijf911/
Waliff911/
Watliff832/
Waliffe831/
Balif8027/
Valif8011/
Welif805/
Walef802/
Waliv801/
Wolif801/
Ballif73923/
Baliff73125/
Wallef7329/
Valiof7329/
Walefe7318/
Baylif7313/
Waleff7311/
Bailif736/
Valiff736/
Waliew735/
Wolife732/
Waleef732/
Wallyf732/
Baalif732/
Woliff731/
Wasliw731/
Waliow731/
Waliev731/
Waledf731/
Ualife731/
Wualef731/
Weilif730/
Baillif672,035/
Bailiff671,298/
Bayliff67915/
Waleffe67134/
Balliff676/
Valeife674/
Walleff671/
Wallefe671/
Wasleff671/
Hweïlif671/
Waulefs670/
Ballaif670/
Wooliff670/
Woulife670/

Walif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walif in the Oriya language
ୱାଲିଫ୍waliph-

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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 Walif
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