Walwala Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Walwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Walwala (20) may also be a first name.
Walwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walwala is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Walwala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walwala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Walwala reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname Walwala is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 90 percent live and Sokoto, where 10 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walwale | 86 | 34 | / |
| Wolwala | 86 | 28 | / |
| Walwali | 86 | 1 | / |
| Walwola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Valwala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Walwalaiph | 82 | 1 | / |
| Balwaala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waliuala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Valvala | 71 | 29 | / |
| Balbala | 71 | 21 | / |
| Balwali | 71 | 19 | / |
| Bolwala | 71 | 14 | / |
| Walwelo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Valbala | 71 | 8 | / |
| Walwolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valuala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waluali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wolwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baluala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balvala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balwaly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balwally | 67 | 47 | / |
| Waluhola | 67 | 12 | / |
| Balbalay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baluhala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valvalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valvatla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bailvala | 67 | 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 Walwala
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