Wiwal Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wiwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wiwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiwal occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiwal is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wiwal reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.

The surname Wiwal is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Without taking into account Ethiopia Wiwal occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiewal911/
Wiswal910/
Wiewall8334/
Waiwale833/
Weiwald832/
Wishwal831/
Weiwall831/
Waiwhal831/
Waiwald831/
Wywal8018/
Wiwol8012/
Wewal805/
Viwal805/
Wibal802/
Wuwal801/
Wival800/
Weiswall773/
Wichwall771/
Wishwald770/
Whiswall770/
Wibail7368/
Waywal7314/
Wivall734/
Weival733/
Waiwol731/
Wewale731/
Boiwal731/
Vijwal731/
Vihwal731/
Viwwal731/
Weichwald7185/
Whewall6791/
Waywale6710/
Baijwal678/
Baiwail671/
Weswale671/
Baiwall671/
Wewhall671/
Wisuall670/
Weswall670/
Wiswold670/

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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 Wiwal
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