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 last name Walwal is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walwal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 846,108th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The surname Walwal is primarily found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Walwal reside; 69 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 69 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 85 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 36,401. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 68 percent reside, West Sepik, where 8 percent reside and New Ireland, where 8 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Walwal
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