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 Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wiwal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiwal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wiwal is found most in Ethiopia. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiwal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wiwal are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Excluding Ethiopia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiewal | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wiswal | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wiewall | 83 | 34 | / |
| Waiwale | 83 | 3 | / |
| Weiwald | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wishwal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weiwall | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waiwhal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waiwald | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wywal | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wiwol | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wewal | 80 | 5 | / |
| Viwal | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wibal | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wuwal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wival | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weiswall | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wichwall | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wishwald | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whiswall | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wibail | 73 | 68 | / |
| Waywal | 73 | 14 | / |
| Wivall | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weival | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waiwol | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wewale | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boiwal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vijwal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vihwal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Viwwal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weichwald | 71 | 85 | / |
| Whewall | 67 | 91 | / |
| Waywale | 67 | 10 | / |
| Baijwal | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baiwail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weswale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baiwall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewhall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisuall | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weswall | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiswold | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis