Walua Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

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

Walua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4281:19,0511,949
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Walua (137) may also be a first name.

Walua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walua is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 628,294th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Walua reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 88 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 790,880th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 137 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 19,051. In Papua New Guinea Walua is primarily concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 79 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 13 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 4 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wailua916/
Wallua915/
Waluas911/
Walhlua834/
Walwa803,604/
Balua802,468/
Valua80189/
Walva8036/
Wolua801/
Wailehua7754/
Waulwa73144/
Waalwa7375/
Bailua7328/
Vailua7316/
Bahlua7314/
Ballua733/
Baulua732/
Walwai732/
Valuaj732/
Vealua732/
Wallwa731/
Baluea731/
Valuae731/
Welhua731/
Vaulua731/
Walwau731/
Walbay731/
Baluay731/
Vatlua731/
Walway730/
Wallyuatz710/
Baluayi6796/
Wallway6787/
Valyuha6722/
Balyuha6718/
Baaluay673/
Baluhay673/
Hualhua672/
Valguha671/
Vasilua671/
Walwout671/
Wealbah671/
Valiuea671/
Bauluay671/
Walwatt670/
Walvaux670/
Walwath670/

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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 Walua
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