Walva Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Walva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Walva (59) may also be a first name.
Walva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walva is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Walva? popularity and diffusion
Walva is the 3,274,477th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Walva reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 59 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Walva is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walvaux | 83 | 0 | / |
| Walwa | 80 | 3,604 | / |
| Balva | 80 | 874 | / |
| Valva | 80 | 809 | / |
| Walua | 80 | 487 | / |
| Welva | 80 | 16 | / |
| Walvo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Balvay | 73 | 312 | / |
| Valvas | 73 | 196 | / |
| Waulwa | 73 | 144 | / |
| Waalwa | 73 | 75 | / |
| Valvai | 73 | 42 | / |
| Wailua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wallua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wuelva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Valvoa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Valvaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wolvat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vallva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Walwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Balvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valvay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walvey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaslva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wallwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Balvaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waluas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Valvach | 67 | 99 | / |
| Wallway | 67 | 87 | / |
| Walhlua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Veallva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valvaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wealbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walwatt | 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 Walva
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