Wila Surname

138,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wila Surname Definition:

Wila is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: gift.

Wila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,5611:84,7218,905
Thailand3851:183,47630,050
Ecuador2791:57,0104,979
Papua New Guinea2461:33,1453,866
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Tanzania1011:524,17434,222
Argentina591:724,46549,289
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Pakistan391:4,580,61230,982
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
France111:6,038,429280,838
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wila (6,379) may also be a first name.

Wila Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Wila is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: gift.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Wila is a surname of the Namwanga tribe, meaning: gift.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Wila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wila (Oriya: ୱିଲା) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wila? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,208th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,250,632 people. The surname Wila is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Wila reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 48 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 82,354th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 6,379 people.

This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,561 people, or 1 in 84,721. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 85 percent live, Bali, where 4 percent live and West Sumatra, where 3 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 12 percent live and Ecuador, where 9 percent live.

Wila Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wila has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wila last name rose 320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wila Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wila last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the party.

Wila earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.8% less than the national average, earning $28,994 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilai893,714/
Waila892,790/
Willa892,681/
Wilia89293/
Wilah89160/
Woila8945/
Wiela8943/
Wilha8942/
Weila8934/
Wilay8920/
Wuila8917/
Wilau8914/
Wihla8914/
Wilaj8912/
Hwila892/
Wilaz891/
Wiloa891/
Wijla891/
Wilea890/
Wailay804,695/
Willia80625/
Whitla80496/
Willay80303/
Willea8072/
Wailah8065/
Weilai8061/
Wailau8053/
Willai8034/
Weilau8033/
Wilyah8032/
Willau8029/
Wailea8026/
Wittla8020/
Wuilay8019/
Wielau8018/
Willaa8015/
Wilhau8013/
Wielah8013/
Witlea8013/
Woilai8011/
Whilya807/
Wailai807/
Wailla807/
Wailia806/
Wilaip804/
Hwilat804/
Wailoa803/
Wislau803/
Weilla803/
Woilau803/
Hwilya802/
Wuilla802/
Hwaila802/
Willla801/
Wilatt801/
Weilea801/
Wheila801/
Whilas801/
Whilay801/
Wileah801/
Woilah801/
Wielha801/
Wailaa801/
Willaï801/
Wilaha801/
Wilast801/
Whilla800/
Weilia800/
Whiela800/
Weilay800/
Whilah800/
Wilaut800/
Wailas800/
Whilea800/
Bila75153,352/
Vila7588,769/
Wela755,037/
Wile754,501/
Wili752,807/
Wula751,657/
Wily75801/
Wilo75783/
Uila7539/
Wyla751/
Wilj751/
Wuillai7396/
Wislath7351/
Whitlau7341/
Wilhaus7325/
Whittla7323/
Wislaut7321/
Wuillay7318/
Wislaud739/
Waailay736/
Waillay734/
Wislatt734/
Weilach734/
Whitlay733/
Wahaila732/
Wailaya732/
D'Weila731/
Witlach731/
Wihlacz731/
Whitlia731/
Wislads731/
Waillia731/
Willyah731/
Woislau731/
Hweilla731/
Wijlath731/
Wiehlau731/
Wailass731/
Waillla731/
Wiliasz731/
Willyau731/
Williau731/
Williaa731/
Weillas731/
Wilhait730/
Williay730/
Wilhahs730/
Whileas730/
Viola6776,906/
Wiley6770,363/
Vilas6756,667/
Wella674,682/
Buila674,643/
Welay674,570/
Bilia673,972/
Baila673,712/
Huila673,075/
Bilau671,999/
Bilay671,858/
Wiele671,416/
Vilau671,178/
Vilay671,124/
Waili671,080/
Boila671,064/
While671,039/
Bilea67903/
Vilat67875/
Weile67676/
Bilai67633/
Viela67622/
Waile67545/
Vaila67518/
Wilie67422/
Willo67422/
Vilia67390/
Wulai67349/
Wulah67331/
Vilha67320/
Beila67306/
Bilaj67275/
Voila67275/
Welia67251/
Weili67232/
Vilea67225/
Wulla67223/
Vilya67220/
Hbila67188/
Vitla67177/
Visla67168/
Uilay67155/
Weily67145/
Bilaa67144/
Vilaj67142/
Wailo67136/
Vilai67130/
Welah67123/
Wislauth67103/
Whitlach6796/
Wiloh6789/
Wylaź6786/
Vilga6782/
Uamwilai6778/
Wieła6777/
Hweillia6775/
Wilio6768/
Hvila6768/
Welai6764/
Waily6762/
Wulia6762/
Woili6756/
Wilou6756/
Woile6756/
Wuula6754/
Wilee6747/
Vilaz6744/
Veila6740/
Vuila6740/
Wylaz6738/
Vilad6738/
Welau6738/
Wayla6728/
Wijle6727/
Vihla6727/
Welea6726/
Wieli6725/
Woitella6723/
Weala6721/
Viloa6720/
Bihla6719/
Wuili6718/
Weula6716/
Wilje6716/
Wulau6716/
Welaj6715/
Wiely6713/
Vilap6712/
Wileh6712/
Uihla6711/
Wulya6711/
Weela6711/
Uisla6710/
Wojtilla679/
Wilih678/
Vijla678/
Vilać678/
Wajla678/
Vilaa677/
Wulaa677/
Woyla677/
Witlatch676/
Wijlo676/
Whuillas676/
Wehla675/
Wiliy674/
Vilah674/
Wuillaud674/
Welaa674/
Wiloy673/
Wylau673/
Weilo673/
Wilhe673/
Wuile673/
Wilui672/
Weitlaus672/
Hwela672/
Woilo672/
Wileu672/
Uilas672/
Wilhy672/
Wilho672/
Wuilo672/
Wielo672/
Weyla672/
Uiloa672/
Wylia671/
Hweilatt671/
Wuela671/
Wujla671/
Wulea671/
Wihle671/
Wilei671/
Whela671/
Weitlaup671/
Wylea671/
Weilé671/
Whillias671/
Wylat671/
Wilej671/
Wiloi671/
Wiloo671/
Witła671/
Woily671/
Bilaî671/
Bilaï671/
Wilii671/
Hwili671/
Weislaus671/
Wejla671/
Wissilla671/
Wjlaj671/
Wylae670/
Whili670/
Whily670/
Whillach670/
Wylay670/
Whittlay670/
Whilatch670/
Wilhi670/
Wilhauss670/

Wila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wila in the Oriya language
ୱିଲାwila-

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