Walwanda Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Walwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walwanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2041:226,37215,911
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Walwanda Last Name Facts

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

Walwanda is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walwanda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,104,724th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Walwanda reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 226,372. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 38 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and Scotland, where 2 percent reside.

Walwanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Walwanda
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