Walyana Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Walyana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Walyana 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
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Walyana (24) may also be a first name.

Walyana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walyana is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Walyana.

How Common Is The Last Name Walyana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Walyana live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Walyana is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda Walyana is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 88 percent live, Kiryandongo District, where 8 percent live and Bududa District, where 4 percent live. Outside of Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 39 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

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
Waljanah8022/
Walyoona801/
Waljianah753/
Waliani71118/
Baljana7125/
Waleani717/
Walliani675/
Balehana674/
Walehani672/
Balaayyanna671/
Balihana671/
Walehano671/
Walleani671/
Walihani671/
Walijani671/
Balljana671/
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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 Walyana
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