Walwis Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Walwis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walwise | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waylewis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wallwish | 86 | 0 | / |
| Walvis | 83 | 119 | / |
| Balwisz | 77 | 29 | / |
| Walhuis | 77 | 17 | / |
| Walvish | 77 | 14 | / |
| Walwich | 77 | 3 | / |
| Walwicz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bealwis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Walvisch | 71 | 90 | / |
| Wallhuis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waalhuis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walwitch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walluish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balbis | 67 | 1,254 | / |
| Valvis | 67 | 1,018 | / |
| Baluis | 67 | 997 | / |
| Valuis | 67 | 349 | / |
| Balvis | 67 | 215 | / |
| Welvis | 67 | 52 | / |
| Valbis | 67 | 22 | / |
| Balwes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Walvix | 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 Walwis
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