Wihala Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Wihala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 353 | 1:149,976 | 13,619 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Wihala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wihala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wihala is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wihala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 793,288th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wihala are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 149,976. In Tanzania Wihala is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 58 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 33 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiala | 91 | 59 | / |
| Wihallah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wihale | 83 | 341 | / |
| Bihala | 83 | 42 | / |
| Wihalo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Vihala | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wihali | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wialah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bihalia | 77 | 10 | / |
| Weihola | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bijhala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wihalee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wgialla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wehalla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bihalay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weehala | 77 | 0 | / |
| Viala | 73 | 8,074 | / |
| Biala | 73 | 5,108 | / |
| Wialo | 73 | 49 | / |
| Wiola | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wiale | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wjala | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wiali | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wyala | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uiala | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vijjhala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Waiyalap | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wouehala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wijallah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wyhgalla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bihallah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vialla | 67 | 814 | / |
| Wehalo | 67 | 507 | / |
| Wheale | 67 | 412 | / |
| Bijala | 67 | 398 | / |
| Whealy | 67 | 372 | / |
| Vialas | 67 | 367 | / |
| Bihola | 67 | 158 | / |
| Vialay | 67 | 158 | / |
| Vialat | 67 | 138 | / |
| Bihali | 67 | 137 | / |
| Bialla | 67 | 90 | / |
| Wiholo | 67 | 89 | / |
| Vihale | 67 | 80 | / |
| Waiola | 67 | 71 | / |
| Bihale | 67 | 51 | / |
| Vihola | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wijali | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vijala | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wehali | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wehale | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vialau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Viatla | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wealah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bihalo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wayola | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wially | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bialia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wehola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bialai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wagiallah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vihali | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uheala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bialay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bialaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biaala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wheali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uehala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vialaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vialea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bialau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vialoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiaale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijała | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vioala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huiala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hueala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vehala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bialah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wialer | 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 Wihala
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