Walwanga Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Walwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Walwanga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Walwanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walwanga occurs most in Kenya. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walwanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walwanga is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walwanga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Walwanga is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,078,660. In Kenya Walwanga is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 27 percent are found and Migori County, where 7 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walwang'a9410/
Walwangha941/
Waluanga8862/
Waluang'ah781/
Walvenga753/
Baluanga751/
Balwango751/
Waluongo631/
Woulbangou561/
Volvango501/
Wolvomga501/
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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 Walwanga
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