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 occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wlai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wlai reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 46 people.

This surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 2,350,577. In Pakistan Wlai is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 54 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 36 percent live and Punjab, where 5 percent live. Besides Pakistan Wlai occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

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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