Walita Surname
Approximately 1,161 people bear this surname
Walita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 863 | 1:19,837 | 3,086 |
| Uganda | 160 | 1:243,995 | 18,277 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Walita (410) may also be a first name.
Walita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walita (Marathi: वलीता) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walita? popularity and diffusion
Walita is the 321,573rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,276,956 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Walita are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Walita is also the 425,605th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 410 people.
Walita is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 19,837. Other than Malawi this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walita Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walita in the Marathi language | ||
| वलीता | valita | 50 |
| वलीटा | valita | 50 |
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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 Walita
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