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 last name Wiyala (Oriya: ୱିୟାଲା) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiyala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Wiyala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wiyala reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wiyala is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name in the world, held by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Wiyala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly 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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