Walua Surname
Approximately 487 people bear this surname
Walua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 428 | 1:19,051 | 1,949 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 628,294th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. The surname Walua occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Walua reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 88 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Walua is also the 790,880th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 137 people.
The last name Walua is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 428 people, or 1 in 19,051. In Papua New Guinea it 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. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wailua | 91 | 6 | / |
| Wallua | 91 | 5 | / |
| Waluas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Walhlua | 83 | 4 | / |
| Walwa | 80 | 3,604 | / |
| Balua | 80 | 2,468 | / |
| Valua | 80 | 189 | / |
| Walva | 80 | 36 | / |
| Wolua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wailehua | 77 | 54 | / |
| Waulwa | 73 | 144 | / |
| Waalwa | 73 | 75 | / |
| Bailua | 73 | 28 | / |
| Vailua | 73 | 16 | / |
| Bahlua | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ballua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Baulua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Walwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Valuaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vealua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wallwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baluea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valuae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welhua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaulua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baluay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vatlua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wallyuatz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Baluayi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Wallway | 67 | 87 | / |
| Valyuha | 67 | 22 | / |
| Balyuha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Baaluay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baluhay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hualhua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valguha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasilua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walwout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wealbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valiuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauluay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walwatt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Walvaux | 67 | 0 | / |
| Walwath | 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
- 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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