Waliyu Surname
Approximately 1,330 people bear this surname
Waliyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,321 | 1:134,097 | 8,672 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Waliyu (2,030) may also be a first name.
Waliyu Demographics
Waliyu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Waliyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waliyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waliyu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waliyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waliyu is the 288,408th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,479,358 people. The surname Waliyu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waliyu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Waliyu is also the 167,576th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 2,030 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,321 people, or 1 in 134,097. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 37 percent live, Oyo, where 18 percent live and Osun, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 0 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Waliyu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walliyu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Waaliyu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Woliyu | 83 | 69 | / |
| Baliyu | 83 | 20 | / |
| Weliyu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Ualiyu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Waliiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wouliyu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Baaliyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balieu | 67 | 311 | / |
| Welieu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wolieu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Balyeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ballieu | 62 | 578 | / |
| Baulieu | 62 | 187 | / |
| Vallieu | 62 | 69 | / |
| Bealieu | 62 | 50 | / |
| Weulieu | 62 | 14 | / |
| Valyeau | 62 | 4 | / |
| Vaalieu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Woljyou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Woulieu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Balieau | 62 | 0 | / |
| Bailieu | 62 | 0 | / |
| Baillieu | 57 | 1,003 | / |
| Valiejus | 57 | 13 | / |
| Ballieau | 57 | 7 | / |
| Welehoyu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Beaullieu | 53 | 117 | / |
| Beaulieau | 53 | 60 | / |
| Baillieau | 53 | 28 | / |
| Bolieu | 50 | 235 | / |
| Velieu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Beaullieau | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vatillieux | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Waliyu
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