Wihala Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wihala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wihala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3531:149,97613,619
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Wihala Last Name Facts

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

Wihala is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wihala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 793,288th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. The last name Wihala is primarily 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.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 149,976. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Njombe Region, where 58 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 33 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiala9159/
Wihallah863/
Wihale83341/
Bihala8342/
Wihalo834/
Vihala833/
Wihali831/
Wialah831/
Bihalia7710/
Weihola771/
Bijhala771/
Wihalee771/
Wgialla771/
Wehalla771/
Bihalay771/
Weehala770/
Viala738,074/
Biala735,108/
Wialo7349/
Wiola738/
Wiale736/
Wjala733/
Wiali733/
Wyala732/
Uiala731/
Vijjhala713/
Waiyalap712/
Wouehala711/
Wijallah711/
Wyhgalla711/
Bihallah711/
Vialla67814/
Wehalo67507/
Wheale67412/
Bijala67398/
Whealy67372/
Vialas67367/
Bihola67158/
Vialay67158/
Vialat67138/
Bihali67137/
Bialla6790/
Wiholo6789/
Vihale6780/
Waiola6771/
Bihale6751/
Vihola6746/
Wijali6733/
Vijala6722/
Wehali6718/
Wehale6716/
Vialau6711/
Viatla6711/
Wealah676/
Bihalo676/
Wayola676/
Wially676/
Bialia675/
Wehola674/
Bialai674/
Wagiallah674/
Vihali673/
Uheala673/
Bialay672/
Bialaa672/
Biaala672/
Wheali671/
Uehala671/
Vialaz671/
Vialea671/
Bialau671/
Vialoa671/
Wiaale671/
Wehela671/
Wijała671/
Vioala671/
Huiala671/
Hueala671/
Vehala671/
Bialah671/
Wialer671/

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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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