Walila Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

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

Walila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1291:410,40028,884
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Zambia321:495,31022,215
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Niger211:913,90620,544
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walilah92154/
Waliela9266/
Walilay9234/
Wallila9231/
Waliula9214/
Walaila9210/
Walilai925/
Watlila924/
Waleilia8662/
Waliulai8623/
Waliulla8615/
Waileila861/
Wailiula861/
Walilaha861/
Walislau861/
Walela835,589/
Balila834,986/
Walilo834,066/
Valila83524/
Walile83171/
Walili83108/
Walula8310/
Walilj832/
Wolila832/
Welila831/
Waliła831/
Walliulla801/
Balilia77412/
Balilaj77257/
Vallila77141/
Valiela77114/
Baluila77109/
Balilea7792/
Valiola7781/
Valilas7736/
Balilai7725/
Balaila7721/
Ballila7719/
Wailile7712/
Waliley776/
Waleela775/
Balilay775/
Walayla774/
Walulah774/
Wallilo773/
Walelah773/
Waliler773/
Wualela772/
Waililo772/
Walaili772/
Walyula772/
Walieli772/
Baloila772/
Baleila772/
Bailila772/
Bealila771/
Wallile771/
Wallula771/
Valilia771/
Wailela771/
Walyola771/
Waluile771/
Walulea771/
Walielo771/
Walilou771/
Woliula771/
Balilha771/
Balilya771/
Waleula771/
Walaile771/
Waliely770/
Waliulllah751/
Waliullaah751/
Baloilay71219/
Valiulla71139/
Vailiola7110/
Ualiulla719/
Waililio719/
Wallaili718/
Baleilay717/
Watleela715/
Balloila713/
Walullah712/
Huajlila711/
Balailya711/
Waleulla711/
Wahalela711/
Bahalila711/
Balhaila711/
Wallayli711/
Walehela711/
Walelacz711/
Walailit711/
Beaulila711/
Welela6715,673/
Wolela6713,476/
Balili6710,982/
Balela675,172/
Balilo673,350/
Walele671,146/
Valela671,144/
Bolila67700/
Velila67663/
Valili67241/
Valile67239/
Walelo67199/
Valily67152/
Balile67108/
Walylo6775/
Valilo6758/
Valecilla6732/
Waliło6714/
Valula6713/
Wolile6711/
Walely679/
Welula677/
Valliulla675/
Wolula674/
Waleli673/
Welilo672/
Valilà672/
Waleullah672/
Ualela672/
Wallullah671/
Valicella671/
Valiullaa671/
Valuillah671/
Vattleila671/
Wolilo671/

Walila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walila in the Oriya language
ୱାଲିଲାwalila-

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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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  • 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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