Waniala Surname

253,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Waniala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waniala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,5381:25,3833,602
England171:3,277,533109,658
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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

Waniala is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Waniala.

How Common Is The Last Name Waniala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 253,048th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,662,537 people. Waniala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Waniala reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name internationally, held by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,538 people, or 1 in 25,383. In Uganda Waniala is mostly concentrated in: Mbale District, where 29 percent are found, Sironko District, where 27 percent are found and Bulambuli District, where 12 percent are found. Beside Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanialla931/
Wanjala86136,082/
Woniala866,585/
Waniale86669/
Wanyala86263/
Wanhala86166/
Waniali8653/
Baniala8629/
Vaniala8619/
Waniola861/
Wanjalah8069/
Wainiola8010/
Vainiala8010/
Wanjalla806/
Wanyaala806/
Wanjjala803/
Vanijala801/
Waanjala801/
Wanjalaa801/
Waneaala801/
Wannjala801/
Wainiale801/
Wanjalaaa751/
Wanjallah751/
Wanyaoula751/
Vanhala711,891/
Vanjala71515/
Wanjale71459/
Woniale71160/
Baniola71159/
Banyala71147/
Wanyale71106/
Wonyala7131/
Vanyala7117/
Wanyola7113/
Banjala7112/
Baniali7112/
Wanjali716/
Boniala712/
Wamjala712/
Veniala711/
Wonjala711/
Woniali711/
Vaniola711/
Vaniali711/
Vaneala711/
Wanhola711/
Wanjalo711/
Wongnala67164/
Vainiola67143/
Vanjyala6712/
Vanialgo677/
Banihali677/
Wanealoh676/
Bonialla675/
Wanyaale673/
Banjalla673/
Wanyalia671/
Venijala671/
Vanyhala671/
Vanyalap671/
Bonijala671/

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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
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