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 last name Walys (Arabic: وليس) is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walys? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Walys occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Walys reside; 33 percent reside in Australasia and 33 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Walys is also the 1,223,525th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 64 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 percent reside.
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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