Webale Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Webale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Webale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6191:74,6046,976
Uganda2721:143,52712,879
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Webale (72) may also be a first name.

Webale Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Webale Come From? nationality or country of origin

Webale is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Webale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Webale is the 393,535th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. The last name Webale is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Webale live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Webale is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 72 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 619 people, or 1 in 74,604. In Kenya Webale is mostly concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 31 percent live, Bungoma County, where 31 percent live and Nairobi County, where 20 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 30 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.

Webale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Webale surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Webaale92107/
Webalet921/
Webhale921/
Webal911/
Webalech869/
Wabale831,193/
Webala83422/
Bebale83193/
Webele8374/
Wibale8343/
Wobale8323/
Webole839/
Wevale831/
Weball830/
Wiebailie801/
Waibale77436/
Wabhale7717/
Wabaile773/
Weibele772/
Waballe771/
Wabaley771/
Wabaale771/
Wibaile771/
Webalya771/
Wempale771/
Webalis770/
Whebele770/
Weboler770/
Wiebele770/
Weibalt770/
Bebal731,108/
Vebal738/
Uebal734/
Wibal732/
Wybal730/
Wibaille7167/
Waibaale7114/
Hweybala713/
Wibalesh711/
Wahabale711/
Weisbalt711/
Weiballa711/
Bebaille711/
Hweibele711/
Hweibala711/
Whebeley710/
Beebal671,213/
Vabale671,195/
Uebele671,026/
Wybaillie67228/
Wabali67158/
Bebali67118/
Bevale67116/
Beybal6798/
Wibail6768/
Bebole6765/
Bibale6762/
Wabele6743/
Wuibaille6730/
Wybail6725/
Webola6716/
Hweiballa6713/
Bivale6711/
Vebele6710/
Beball679/
Wevhal679/
Vebole678/
Wibaillie677/
Vebali673/
Wabole673/
Weival673/
Waibal672/
Wobali672/
Vebala672/
Vesbal672/
Wevole671/
Wiebol671/
Wyball671/
Hweyballa671/
Beïbal671/
H'Weibala671/
H'Weiball671/
Wahabalee671/
Webely671/
Webolt671/
Wibali671/
Wibele671/
Wajbal671/
Wevali671/
Wheval671/
Vibale671/
Vobale671/
Webeli671/
Wibala671/
Wobele671/
Wibealech671/
Webold670/
Wevall670/

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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 Webale
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