Wlah Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Wlah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 98 | 1:44,985 | 4,075 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wlah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wlah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wlah is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wlah? popularity and diffusion
Wlah is the 1,849,867th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wlah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 44,985. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 47 percent reside, Sinoe County, where 34 percent reside and Bong County, where 9 percent reside. Besides Liberia Wlah occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wlach | 89 | 552 | / |
| Wleah | 89 | 80 | / |
| Wllah | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wlaha | 89 | 2 | / |
| Whlah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wlaih | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wliah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wlaah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wla | 86 | 2,170 | / |
| Wellah | 80 | 252 | / |
| Willah | 80 | 60 | / |
| Wlyaht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wlyahd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vlah | 75 | 1,058 | / |
| Wlaź | 75 | 579 | / |
| Wlai | 75 | 77 | / |
| Wloh | 75 | 39 | / |
| Wlay | 75 | 33 | / |
| Wlaś | 75 | 32 | / |
| Wåla | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wlla | 75 | 10 | / |
| Wlea | 75 | 8 | / |
| Whla | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wlap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wloa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wwla | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wlau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwla | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wlha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Willach | 73 | 335 | / |
| Wellach | 73 | 90 | / |
| Wuellah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Willyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wella | 67 | 4,682 | / |
| Vlach | 67 | 4,680 | / |
| Willa | 67 | 2,681 | / |
| Wlhai | 67 | 1,747 | / |
| Wloch | 67 | 1,453 | / |
| Bliah | 67 | 103 | / |
| Vlaha | 67 | 98 | / |
| Blahy | 67 | 70 | / |
| Hwlai | 67 | 48 | / |
| Blaih | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vllah | 67 | 22 | / |
| Willasch | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vlahy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vlash | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wlloa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Blahý | 67 | 8 | / |
| Blahá | 67 | 8 | / |
| Blauh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wliat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Blajh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wlyad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vleah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwlya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vladh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlachowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blayh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlloh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vlajh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whlaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlaas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wlah
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