Walye Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Walye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Walye (8) may also be a first name.

Walye Last Name Facts

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

Walye (Marathi: वलये) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walye is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Walye is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Walye live; 20 percent live in East Africa and 20 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 8 people.

Walye is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 97,546,262. Outside of Ethiopia Walye occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and Namibia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walyed911/
Walyea911/
Wallye910/
Walya80618/
Walje80127/
Walie80110/
Valye8030/
Wolye804/
Waljy801/
Wallie73565/
Waliyi73543/
Waalya73246/
Waliie73119/
Waljee7373/
Wahley7342/
Walyaa7328/
Wallje7323/
Waleoi7322/
Wallée7321/
Wailya7314/
Vallye7311/
Waliyy7310/
Waljeh739/
Walyai737/
Wallya737/
Walehe736/
Waliea735/
Waliiy735/
Walije732/
Walijy732/
Valyes732/
Waliee732/
Waliep732/
Waliez732/
Walihe731/
Waylie731/
Whalge731/
Waleai731/
Wolyee731/
Bealye731/
Whalie730/
Weilye730/
Wahlee730/
Walljee67345/
Walliez6728/
Balaiye6722/
Wahlier6713/
Walljes6712/
Waleeay678/
Walijee677/
Waillie677/
Baloiye674/
Vaalyea672/
Whallie672/
Valaiye671/
Waleaha671/
Weilyer671/
Walihee671/
Walijje671/
Bahlyey671/
Wailjee671/
Wahllie671/
Walhier670/
Ballyea670/
Walhies670/

Walye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walye in the Marathi language
वलयेvalaye-

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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 Walye
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