Walys Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Walys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Walys (64) may also be a first name.
Walys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walys Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walys (Arabic: وليس) is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Walys click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walys? popularity and diffusion
The surname Walys is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Walys are found; 33 percent are found in Australasia and 33 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 64 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Australia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Kenya, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walys Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walys in the Arabic language | ||
| وليس | wlys | - |
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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 Walys
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