Waliha Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Waliha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 245 | 1:216,088 | 18,072 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Waliha (338) may also be a first name.
Waliha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waliha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waliha occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Waliha.
How Common Is The Last Name Waliha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waliha is the 942,947th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. Waliha is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waliha are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 475,334th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 338 people.
The surname Waliha is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 216,088. In Tanzania Waliha is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent live, Kagera Region, where 0 percent live and Mara Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Waliha
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