Walih Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Walih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 69 | 1:1,467,221 | 103,651 |
| Mauritania | 20 | 1:204,743 | 10,209 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Walih (304) may also be a first name.
Walih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻟﻴﻪ) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Walih? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,565,797th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Walih are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 504,994th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 304 people.
The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 1,467,221. In The Philippines Walih is primarily found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 93 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines Walih is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻟﻴﻪ | wlyh | - |
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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 Walih
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