Walila Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Walila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 129 | 1:410,400 | 28,884 |
| Uganda | 49 | 1:796,720 | 37,939 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Zambia | 32 | 1:495,310 | 22,215 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Walila (157) may also be a first name.
Walila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walila (Oriya: ୱାଲିଲା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Walila? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 806,178th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Walila reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 732,696th most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 157 people.
Walila is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 410,400. In Tanzania Walila is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 99 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walila in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଲିଲା | walila | - |
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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 Walila
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