Walwal Surname

846,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 324 people bear this surname

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

Walwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2241:36,4014,348
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Walwal (85) may also be a first name.

Walwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walwal occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Walwal.

How Common Is The Last Name Walwal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 846,108th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,492,426 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Walwal are found; 69 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 69 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Walwal is also the 1,039,322nd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 85 people.

The surname Walwal is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 36,401. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 68 percent live, West Sepik, where 8 percent live and New Ireland, where 8 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Walwal exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walwale9234/
Wallwall862/
Valwal8311/
Walwol831/
Wolwale771/
Hualwal771/
Balwall771/
Walwold770/
Balbal671,633/
Balval6781/
Balual6738/
Wolwol6721/
Valval6719/

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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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  • 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 Walwal
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