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
Waliha occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waliha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 942,947th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name Waliha is primarily 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 widely held given name internationally It is held by 338 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 216,088. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 0 percent are found and Mara Region, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
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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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