Walya Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Walya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2031:192,31215,644
India1511:5,079,903126,627
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Indonesia891:1,485,946100,216
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Walya (452) may also be a first name.

Walya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walya (Arabic: وليا, Hindi: वाल्या) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 525,029th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Walya reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Walya is also the 402,268th most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 452 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 192,312. In Uganda Walya is most prevalent in: Kaliro District, where 20 percent are found, Namutumba District, where 19 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waalya91246/
Walyaa9128/
Wailya9114/
Walyai917/
Wallya917/
Walyea911/
Walaiya8316/
Walyo80126/
Walja806/
Walye805/
Wolya804/
Waljy801/
Walijaya776/
Waliyoha771/
Waliah731,239/
Waliyi73543/
Waliha73278/
Wailyo73231/
Waylea7383/
Valyha7372/
Wahlia7347/
Balyha7345/
Wahley7342/
Waleha7325/
Walija7317/
Waleea7317/
Waleah7316/
Waliyy7310/
Waliea735/
Waliiy735/
Walijy732/
Waljah731/
Wahlea731/
Baljya731/
Wallyo731/
Walyou731/
Walías731/
Waleai731/
Walhyo731/
Walyed731/
Balhya731/
Wallye730/
Balayya67992/
Balaiya67232/
Balhyah67153/
Whaleah6748/
Waljiah6731/
Valaiya6726/
Walliah6722/
Wayleah6718/
Walujja6713/
Waleeay678/
Wahalia678/
Walihah676/
Valayya676/
Walujyo673/
Vaalyea672/
Walehat671/
Balujya671/
Baleyja671/
Baleyya671/
Waleaha671/
Valeyya671/
Wealeah671/
Walojja671/
Walihad671/
Walijai671/
Walijat671/
Walaaayyah671/
Baluyia671/
Walehau671/
Wolayea671/
Walijja671/
Walaiyo671/
Ballyea670/

Walya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walya in the Hindi language
वाल्याvalya-
Walya in the Arabic language
ولياwlya-

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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
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  • 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 Walya
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