Wiyala Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Wiyala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 61 | 1:757,048 | 31,106 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wiyala (10) may also be a first name.
Wiyala Demographics
Wiyala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wiyala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiyala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiyala (Oriya: ୱିୟାଲା) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wiyala.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiyala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,237,939th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wiyala reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Wiyala is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya Wiyala is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Wiyala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wiyala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wiyala in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱିୟାଲା | wiyala | - |
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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 Wiyala
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