Waliyah Surname
Approximately 1,175 people bear this surname
Waliyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,168 | 1:113,227 | 11,527 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Waliyah (6,048) may also be a first name.
Waliyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waliyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waliyah (Oriya: ୱାଲିଆ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Waliyah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waliyah? popularity and diffusion
Waliyah is the 318,494th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,202,167 people. The surname Waliyah is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Waliyah reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 85,244th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 6,048 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,168 people, or 1 in 113,227. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Java, where 34 percent reside, West Java, where 27 percent reside and East Java, where 8 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and Iran, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waliyah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waliyah in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଲିଆ | wali'a | - |
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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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- 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 Waliyah
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