Waniala Surname
Approximately 1,563 people bear this surname
Waniala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,538 | 1:25,383 | 3,602 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Waniala (11) may also be a first name.
Waniala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waniala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waniala is most common in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waniala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 253,048th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,662,537 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Waniala are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waniala is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name Waniala is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,538 people, or 1 in 25,383. In Uganda Waniala is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 29 percent reside, Sironko District, where 27 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 12 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Denmark, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanialla | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wanjala | 86 | 136,082 | / |
| Woniala | 86 | 6,585 | / |
| Waniale | 86 | 669 | / |
| Wanyala | 86 | 263 | / |
| Wanhala | 86 | 166 | / |
| Waniali | 86 | 53 | / |
| Baniala | 86 | 29 | / |
| Vaniala | 86 | 19 | / |
| Waniola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanjalah | 80 | 69 | / |
| Wainiola | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vainiala | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wanjalla | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wanyaala | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wanjjala | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vanijala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waanjala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanjalaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waneaala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wannjala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wainiale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanjalaaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanjallah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanyaoula | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vanhala | 71 | 1,891 | / |
| Vanjala | 71 | 515 | / |
| Wanjale | 71 | 459 | / |
| Woniale | 71 | 160 | / |
| Baniola | 71 | 159 | / |
| Banyala | 71 | 147 | / |
| Wanyale | 71 | 106 | / |
| Wonyala | 71 | 31 | / |
| Vanyala | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wanyola | 71 | 13 | / |
| Banjala | 71 | 12 | / |
| Baniali | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wanjali | 71 | 6 | / |
| Boniala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wamjala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Veniala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonjala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woniali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaniola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaniali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaneala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanhola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongnala | 67 | 164 | / |
| Vainiola | 67 | 143 | / |
| Vanjyala | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vanialgo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Banihali | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wanealoh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bonialla | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wanyaale | 67 | 3 | / |
| Banjalla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanyalia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venijala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanyhala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanyalap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonijala | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Waniala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis