Wawala Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Wawala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
Wawala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wawala is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,352,516th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Wawala is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Wawala reside; 53 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,148,214. In Uganda Wawala is most frequent in: Luuka District, where 44 percent live, Kayunga District, where 21 percent live and Kamuli District, where 12 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiwala | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wawalaha | 86 | 26 | / |
| Wawali | 83 | 1,417 | / |
| Wewala | 83 | 392 | / |
| Wavala | 83 | 84 | / |
| Wawale | 83 | 77 | / |
| Wawalo | 83 | 22 | / |
| Wawola | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vawala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waiwealea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bajwala | 77 | 132 | / |
| Wabalya | 77 | 88 | / |
| Waywela | 77 | 51 | / |
| Vaiwala | 77 | 31 | / |
| Baiwala | 77 | 31 | / |
| Wawalee | 77 | 19 | / |
| Vaywala | 77 | 11 | / |
| Waywale | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wawhale | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wabhala | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wahwale | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wahbala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Baywala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vajwala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bawalah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waiwale | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wavalla | 77 | 2 | / |
| Whawale | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wawalid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaswala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waswale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waiwali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawaloo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waballa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wavaila | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahballa | 71 | 276 | / |
| Waiwalee | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bawailah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Whaballa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wahwalee | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wabaliau | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vaiswala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wawayleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wawollah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahabala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wabalyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baiwalya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waibaila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahawale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guhawala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahabola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Babala | 67 | 2,452 | / |
| Vavala | 67 | 1,144 | / |
| Bavala | 67 | 247 | / |
| Wavale | 67 | 158 | / |
| Wahaballa | 67 | 132 | / |
| Wowale | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wawelo | 67 | 53 | / |
| Bawaly | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vabala | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wawoli | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wavela | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wavali | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bawahalla | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wavaly | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wewela | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vawale | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwaiballa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahballaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whaballah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uavala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wawole | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahballah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bawahalah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baawahala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wosswalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahawalah | 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 Wawala
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