Waliyi Surname
Approximately 543 people bear this surname
Waliyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 504 | 1:351,474 | 18,977 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Waliyi (662) may also be a first name.
Waliyi Demographics
Waliyi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Waliyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waliyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waliyi is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Waliyi.
How Common Is The Last Name Waliyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 578,557th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Waliyi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 322,620th most common first name on earth It is held by 662 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 504 people, or 1 in 351,474. In Nigeria Waliyi is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 21 percent are found, Katsina, where 20 percent are found and Zamfara, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 6 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.
Waliyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waliji | 83 | 122 | / |
| Waliie | 83 | 119 | / |
| Walihi | 83 | 26 | / |
| Valiyi | 83 | 15 | / |
| Waliii | 83 | 13 | / |
| Waliyy | 83 | 10 | / |
| Waliiy | 83 | 5 | / |
| Waliio | 83 | 3 | / |
| Walijy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waljii | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waliit | 83 | 1 | / |
| Walijai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wallihi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walji | 73 | 4,317 | / |
| Walya | 73 | 618 | / |
| Walie | 73 | 110 | / |
| Walye | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waljy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walaijai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Walijaya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wahylihi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Waliyoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baliji | 67 | 1,046 | / |
| Wallie | 67 | 565 | / |
| Waliha | 67 | 278 | / |
| Waalya | 67 | 246 | / |
| Baliey | 67 | 149 | / |
| Valiji | 67 | 94 | / |
| Valiei | 67 | 67 | / |
| Wahley | 67 | 42 | / |
| Valihi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Walyaa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Waleoi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Valiey | 67 | 21 | / |
| Walija | 67 | 17 | / |
| Balihi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wailya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wallya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Walyai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weliei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waliea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waalji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waljis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baliiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waliez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waliee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Walije | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waliep | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valiii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valyis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waylie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valiis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valiie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valiys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wailji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walyed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walhji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bali'i | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boliyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolihi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waleai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wallye | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whalie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Waliyi
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