Wayila Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Wayila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wayila (97) may also be a first name.
Wayila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wayila (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻳﻠﻪ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wayila is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wayila live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wayila is also the 962,660th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 97 people.
The surname Wayila is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 736,590. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Manafwa District, where 45 percent reside, Bududa District, where 26 percent reside and Kibuku District, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wayila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wayila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻳﻠﻪ | waylh | - |
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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 Wayila
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