Waliyyi Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Waliyyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Waliyyi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Waliyyi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Waliyyi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Waliyyi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waliyyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Waliyyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waliyyi live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Waliyyi is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 89 percent are found, Kano, where 6 percent are found and Zamfara, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walieye711/
Valiei6267/
Weliei625/
Walyee622/
Waliee622/
Valieei572/
Baliiji571/
Beauliei533/
Balihihi532/
Vallieie531/
Balijjye531/
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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 Waliyyi
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