Walunya Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Walunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
Walunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walunya is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Walunya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Walunya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Manafwa District, where 33 percent are found, Mbale District, where 22 percent are found and Budaka District, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallunya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Valunya | 86 | 30 | / |
| Walunja | 86 | 5 | / |
| Balunya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Walaunia | 80 | 25 | / |
| Valyunya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Walinja | 71 | 18 | / |
| Valunja | 71 | 13 | / |
| Balunia | 71 | 13 | / |
| Balunja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Walunjo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Velunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bolunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walonja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valaunia | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wailonja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Valhunja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vallunia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolunia | 57 | 60 | / |
| Valinia | 57 | 40 | / |
| Wolonyo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Walinjo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Valonja | 57 | 1 | / |
| Velounia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Walinjoh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Voulounia | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Walunya
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