Walira Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Walira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 68 | 1:574,107 | 31,082 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Walira (85) may also be a first name.
Walira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walira has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,034,059th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Walira are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 85 people.
This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 574,107. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 26 percent reside, Bududa District, where 24 percent reside and Manafwa District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Walira
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