Walo Surname

58,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Walo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,7151:19,8872,509
Poland1,2721:29,8814,565
Papua New Guinea1,2151:6,711458
Philippines5771:175,45628,385
Indonesia3081:429,38036,011
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Pakistan2371:753,77211,005
Thailand1921:367,90864,616
Spain1141:410,10622,221
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Liberia991:44,5314,051
Venezuela921:328,3057,307
Ivory Coast891:259,22710,202
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Benin281:369,12927,947
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
France181:3,690,151224,666
Senegal141:1,041,3823,211
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Congo101:498,91011,250
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Djibouti41:228,733966
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Brunei11:418,7313,893
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Waló (3) are calculated separately.

Walo (3,864) may also be a first name.

Walo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻟﻮ) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Waló. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walo is the 58,424th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 842,004 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Walo reside; 43 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Walo is also the 112,941st most widespread first name in the world, borne by 3,864 people.

Walo is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,715 people, or 1 in 19,887. Not including The DR Congo Walo exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside.

Walo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Walo surname expanded 814 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Walo last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Walo earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.57% more than the national average, earning $52,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.5% less than the national average, earning $45,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waló923/
Wallo891,466/
Walou89580/
Waloh89416/
Walio89320/
Wailo89136/
Walho89102/
Wahlo8971/
Waloo8952/
Waelo8933/
Waulo8926/
Waloa8917/
Wajlo8913/
Waloi8910/
Waalo894/
Wealo893/
Hwalo893/
Waylo892/
Waïlo892/
Whalo891/
Waloś891/
Waloch801,021/
Wailou80516/
Wailod80242/
Wallou80151/
Walloh80144/
Wailoo8056/
Walgou8056/
Wealot8050/
Wallio8037/
Waeloh8037/
Waylou8035/
Wayloo8026/
Wailio8019/
Walosz8015/
Watlot8011/
Wahulo808/
Walhou807/
Wathlo807/
Wahalo806/
Wailoa803/
Watloy803/
Whalos802/
Waillo802/
Walloi801/
Wuallo801/
Wayloh801/
Weahlo801/
Weallo801/
Wayllo801/
Walloo801/
Wa'alo801/
Walios801/
Waloiz801/
Wallod800/
Waslos800/
Walott800/
Waulop800/
Wala7531,708/
Balo7528,390/
Wolo756,431/
Valo756,285/
Welo754,608/
Ualo752/
Walloch731,323/
Wallois73693/
Walhood73179/
Walouch7351/
Watello739/
Waillou734/
Walhoud732/
Wahalou732/
Wualgou731/
Wasloch731/
Waïllou731/
Wallopp730/
Wasello730/
Ballo67134,636/
Baloi6739,473/
Walia6730,593/
Valoi6723,774/
Walla6719,318/
Balou677,720/
Bailo676,346/
Vallo675,645/
Walaa674,083/
Wolou673,171/
Baloy673,171/
Wahla673,023/
Baulo672,997/
Waila672,790/
Baylo672,607/
Valoy672,455/
Valot671,507/
Waala671,465/
Wollo671,078/
Balio671,010/
Walha67972/
Baloo67776/
Valio67672/
Vailo67575/
Wolio67509/
Waula67431/
Valoo67390/
Valos67331/
Hwala67320/
Baloj67293/
Valoa67291/
Bealo67190/
Walah67175/
Valyo67172/
Valou67156/
Woloo67151/
Valoz67148/
Whala67136/
Whelo67110/
Wuala6794/
Walaś6785/
Woloh6784/
Vaylo6777/
Valod6772/
Woloz6752/
Vaulo6751/
Welio6747/
Waleu6740/
Baluo6736/
Weloh6736/
Wuolo6731/
Wallouch6728/
Wayla6728/
Weylo6728/
Woulo6724/
Weala6721/
Vaslo6717/
Waela6717/
Wholo6715/
Weloy6713/
Valoh6713/
Baalo6712/
Woloj6712/
Woloa679/
Walaï679/
Walaz678/
Baloș678/
Wajla678/
Valho677/
Walló676/
Wohlo676/
Woluo675/
Vahlo675/
Valgo675/
Watelloo674/
Weloo674/
Wallóová673/
Weilo673/
Woloi673/
Valoj673/
Woloy672/
Woilo672/
Wachhloz672/
Wuilo672/
Valoš672/
Baïlo672/
Wwala671/
Ualot671/
Woelo671/
Vwelo671/
Woylo671/
Hualo671/
Vajlo671/
Vaalo671/
Weulo671/
Wailllou671/
Wallhous671/
Vwala671/
Baîlo671/
Wwelo671/
Weelo671/
Walhoitz670/

Walo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﻟﻮwalw-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Walo
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