Walunja Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Walunja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walunja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Walunja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walunja occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walunja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Walunja is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Walunja are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Walunja is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most common in: Kalangala District, where 33 percent reside, Mbale District, where 33 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walunje8666/
Walinja8618/
Valunja8613/
Walunya8612/
Balunja864/
Walunjo862/
Walunsa861/
Walonja861/
Walaunia8025/
Walgunje804/
Wailonja804/
Valhunja802/
Wallunya801/
Wallunje801/
Walunchai751/
Valunje71555/
Valunya7130/
Balunia7113/
Balunji7110/
Balunsa717/
Balunya713/
Wolinja712/
Balunza712/
Walunge712/
Valunza711/
Walinjo711/
Balunje711/
Valonja711/
Balunsay67435/
Valaunia6733/
Valyunya673/
Valgunje672/
Walinjoh671/
Walongia671/
Wailonza671/
Vallunia671/
Baluinza671/
Valaunje671/
Wallumza671/
Waloumsa671/

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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
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  • 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 Walunja
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