Wlai Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Wlai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wlai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan761:2,350,57721,125
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wlai (46) may also be a first name.

Wlai Last Name Facts

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

Wlai is most common in Pakistan. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wlai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wlai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wlai is the 2,152,526th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wlai live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Wlai is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 46 people.

The surname Wlai is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 2,350,577. In Pakistan Wlai is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 54 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 36 percent are found and Punjab, where 5 percent are found. Beside Pakistan Wlai exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wlhai891,747/
Hwlai8948/
Wlaiu892/
Wlaih891/
Wla862,170/
Wli86340/
Willai8034/
Wellai802/
Blai751,307/
Wlaź75579/
Wlah75100/
Vlai7593/
Wlhi7583/
Wlay7533/
Wlaś7532/
Wåla7514/
Wlla7510/
Wlea758/
Wlli757/
Whli757/
Wlit754/
Wlih752/
Wlui751/
Vwli751/
Whla751/
Wlap751/
Wliz751/
Wlii751/
Wlau751/
Wloa751/
Wloi751/
Wlha751/
Wlie751/
Wwla751/
Hwla751/
Wuillai7396/
Willayi7318/
Willaid730/
Willi678,548/
Wella674,682/
Willa672,681/
Blaai671,267/
Wlach67552/
Welli67351/
Vlaić67318/
Wluja67244/
Blaie67142/
Blaji67114/
Wälli6794/
Blaia6782/
Wleah6780/
Blaiu6738/
Blaih6725/
Wllie6721/
Wlloa6715/
Vlais6711/
Bllai6710/
Wylli675/
Whlie674/
Wlaya674/
Wllah674/
Bliai673/
Wwlhi672/
Blaio672/
Wlaha672/
Wliat672/
Wlyad672/
Wlatt671/
Wlaut671/
Whlei671/
Wglie671/
Wlaah671/
Wliah671/
Wliya671/
Hwlya671/
Whlae671/
Whlah671/
Blaij671/
Whlaj671/
Wlaas671/
Blhai671/

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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 Wlai
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