Wai Forename
297th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 2,085,379 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar
Wai Forename User-submission:
Wai is a South Sudanese name, which originates from the Dinka tribes. It means 'stick' or 'rod'. It originates in a ritual, when a woman is barren for so long, the elders gather and bring a stick or a rod with them, and after their traditional prayers they throw that stick or rod into her house and say in unison: 'We shall come and pick our stick when you have a baby'.
Read More About This ForenameWai Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | - | 1,787,214 | 1:29 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | - | 92,174 | 1:84 | 17 |
| Malaysia | 57% | 59,910 | 1:508 | 31 |
| China | - | 56,325 | 1:24,253 | 3,902 |
| Singapore | 54% | 20,446 | 1:307 | 23 |
| United States | 50% | 15,266 | 1:23,748 | 1,807 |
| Thailand | 67% | 13,259 | 1:5,284 | 914 |
| India | 53% | 11,656 | 1:104,228 | 12,521 |
| Canada | 68% | 8,655 | 1:3,828 | 655 |
| Macau | - | 4,290 | 1:142 | 31 |
| England | 57% | 4,064 | 1:13,682 | 985 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71% | 3,326 | 1:2,451 | 286 |
| Mauritius | - | 1,598 | 1:812 | 103 |
| Cameroon | 84% | 787 | 1:27,459 | 2,188 |
| Australia | - | 632 | 1:21,610 | 1,473 |
| Netherlands | 66% | 590 | 1:28,648 | 2,414 |
| Japan | 100% | 506 | 1:252,937 | 7,793 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 477 | 1:540,804 | 39,831 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 358 | 1:29,138 | 2,378 |
| Qatar | 83% | 345 | 1:6,868 | 1,108 |
| Scotland | 51% | 307 | 1:17,428 | 913 |
| New Zealand | - | 299 | 1:15,171 | 1,340 |
| France | 65% | 243 | 1:273,540 | 3,882 |
| Venezuela | 68% | 216 | 1:139,824 | 5,708 |
| South Africa | 51% | 155 | 1:351,824 | 18,915 |
| Wales | 58% | 137 | 1:22,586 | 1,188 |
| Vanuatu | - | 133 | 1:1,968 | 489 |
| Taiwan | 69% | 132 | 1:180,073 | 16,784 |
| Sweden | 57% | 118 | 1:83,542 | 3,781 |
| Ecuador | - | 106 | 1:167,235 | 3,154 |
| Jamaica | - | 99 | 1:29,124 | 2,042 |
| Panama | 66% | 98 | 1:39,863 | 2,961 |
| Norway | 69% | 85 | 1:60,380 | 2,326 |
| Belgium | 62% | 77 | 1:149,221 | 4,237 |
| Kuwait | - | 76 | 1:49,806 | 4,237 |
| Brazil | 52% | 73 | 1:2,934,742 | 54,682 |
| Germany | 77% | 73 | 1:1,324,354 | 9,189 |
| Nigeria | 71% | 70 | 1:2,536,634 | 46,959 |
| Philippines | 51% | 68 | 1:1,558,963 | 37,140 |
| Suriname | - | 66 | 1:8,376 | 1,618 |
| Vietnam | 56% | 66 | 1:1,403,380 | 2,928 |
| Pakistan | 61% | 63 | 1:3,085,043 | 36,258 |
| French Polynesia | - | 54 | 1:5,146 | 841 |
| Brunei | - | 52 | 1:8,069 | 674 |
| Costa Rica | 58% | 50 | 1:95,359 | 3,126 |
| Ireland | 83% | 44 | 1:105,535 | 2,547 |
| Finland | 58% | 37 | 1:148,194 | 2,908 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 35 | 1:204,343 | 13,030 |
| Denmark | - | 33 | 1:171,197 | 4,043 |
| Iraq | 60% | 29 | 1:1,207,512 | 9,085 |
| Peru | 52% | 27 | 1:1,177,461 | 14,768 |
| Switzerland | 89% | 27 | 1:304,204 | 5,947 |
| Mexico | 57% | 26 | 1:4,774,786 | 19,556 |
| Belize | 64% | 24 | 1:14,763 | 1,892 |
| Aruba | - | 21 | 1:4,942 | 942 |
| Burkina Faso | 80% | 19 | 1:967,340 | 27,076 |
| Guam | - | 17 | 1:9,450 | 1,317 |
| Afghanistan | 93% | 15 | 1:2,174,901 | 18,600 |
| Nepal | 60% | 14 | 1:2,034,811 | 32,148 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 50% | 14 | 1:97,244 | 6,816 |
| Ivory Coast | 56% | 12 | 1:1,922,994 | 45,079 |
| Austria | 67% | 11 | 1:774,018 | 6,072 |
| Estonia | - | 11 | 1:119,580 | 4,476 |
| Iran | - | 11 | 1:7,136,079 | 23,336 |
| Chile | 70% | 10 | 1:1,760,721 | 12,680 |
| Russia | 100% | 10 | 1:14,423,370 | 48,053 |
| Saint Martin | - | 9 | 1:3,972 | 74 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 9 | 1:787,629 | 675 |
| Sudan | 100% | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| Cambodia | - | 7 | 1:2,324,761 | 25,689 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 7 | 1:1,033,829 | 6,926 |
| Honduras | - | 6 | 1:1,469,578 | 13,832 |
| Northern Ireland | 91% | 5 | 1:368,629 | 2,296 |
| Argentina | 75% | 5 | 1:8,554,649 | 17,386 |
| Greece | 50% | 5 | 1:2,186,910 | 11,382 |
| Niger | 60% | 5 | 1:3,836,799 | 37,767 |
| Spain | - | 5 | 1:9,305,993 | 18,112 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Chad | 100% | 4 | 1:3,399,600 | 8,891 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Israel | 60% | 4 | 1:2,100,730 | 20,870 |
| Italy | 69% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Liberia | 100% | 4 | 1:1,103,015 | 25,024 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Yemen | - | 3 | 1:8,765,584 | 9,038 |
| Benin | 100% | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 2 | 1:2,986,638 | 34,954 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Tonga | - | 1 | 1:107,436 | 779 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
The alternate forms: Waï (4) & Waî (1) are calculated separately.
Wai (407,920) may also be a surname.
Wai Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Wai is a South Sudanese name, which originates from the Dinka tribes. It means 'stick' or 'rod'. It originates in a ritual, when a woman is barren for so long, the elders gather and bring a stick or a rod with them, and after their traditional prayers they throw that stick or rod into her house and say in unison: 'We shall come and pick our stick when you have a baby'. After that, when a woman conceived and bear her son, then the son bears the name Wai.
- waipanwaiWai is a Burmese unisex name, but more common for females. It means 'plenty'. This word wai (plenty) is used for a flower. But when Wai is used for boy, with the name Aung, then it means 'success'.
- myatthantkhinkhinWai Forename Popularity
Wai Demographics
Average Male Wai Height
170.54 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 697 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waï | 89 | 4 | / |
| Waî | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waji | 86 | 39,344 | / |
| Wayi | 86 | 2,127 | / |
| Hwai | 86 | 610 | / |
| Waia | 86 | 356 | / |
| Whai | 86 | 242 | / |
| Waie | 86 | 123 | / |
| Waiu | 86 | 91 | / |
| Waai | 86 | 78 | / |
| Waij | 86 | 71 | / |
| Waii | 86 | 65 | / |
| Waio | 86 | 42 | / |
| Waih | 86 | 25 | / |
| Waiy | 86 | 21 | / |
| Wwai | 86 | 10 | / |
| Vwai | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wa | 80 | 452,740 | / |
| Wi | 80 | 6,651 | / |
| Wajih | 75 | 64,930 | / |
| Wahei | 75 | 5,902 | / |
| Wahia | 75 | 793 | / |
| Wawie | 75 | 376 | / |
| Wahyi | 75 | 110 | / |
| Wahiu | 75 | 90 | / |
| Wahji | 75 | 82 | / |
| Waiyi | 75 | 69 | / |
| Wahai | 75 | 56 | / |
| Waiha | 75 | 45 | / |
| Waiho | 75 | 42 | / |
| Wajiy | 75 | 34 | / |
| Wahio | 75 | 29 | / |
| Wayih | 75 | 27 | / |
| Hwaji | 75 | 26 | / |
| Waiah | 75 | 24 | / |
| Waaji | 75 | 20 | / |
| Wajii | 75 | 16 | / |
| Wayie | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wajie | 75 | 14 | / |
| Waiee | 75 | 13 | / |
| Hwayi | 75 | 10 | / |
| Waihi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wa'ie | 75 | 9 | / |
| Waihe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Waius | 75 | 5 | / |
| Waiis | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wayhi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Whayi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wahij | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wai'i | 75 | 3 | / |
| Waihd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hwaih | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hwaai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hwaia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hwaii | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wahii | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wahiy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wa'ai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wauie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wuaia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waiie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waijd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whaia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wauii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wayyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wawio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wayii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wayij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wayiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waiuz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wai'e | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wajij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wajyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waihy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waiip | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waiiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waije | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waijh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waioo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waiou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waait | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waitd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wwaih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wei | 67 | 17,145,807 | / |
| Bai | 67 | 106,036 | / |
| Wah | 67 | 51,243 | / |
| Vai | 67 | 43,702 | / |
| Hwa | 67 | 17,934 | / |
| Way | 67 | 8,781 | / |
| Wie | 67 | 4,231 | / |
| Wui | 67 | 3,849 | / |
| Waa | 67 | 3,630 | / |
| Hwi | 67 | 2,145 | / |
| Woi | 67 | 1,495 | / |
| Wau | 67 | 1,128 | / |
| Wea | 67 | 1,009 | / |
| Wajihh | 67 | 859 | / |
| Waj | 67 | 780 | / |
| Wii | 67 | 637 | / |
| Wha | 67 | 624 | / |
| Wua | 67 | 234 | / |
| Wih | 67 | 131 | / |
| Whi | 67 | 114 | / |
| Wij | 67 | 101 | / |
| Wahaji | 67 | 91 | / |
| Woa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Vwa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Wahiah | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wajith | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wiy | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wyi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wwi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wajieh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wgi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Waihah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wajihe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vwi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Whawie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waiyoh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waihoe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waihit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whagie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wajihd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwahai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waihoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waihus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahije | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whajid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wwajid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whaids | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waishh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waieez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiggi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waihie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waajih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waajiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waggih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahiep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahhiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahiet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waè | 67 | 1 | / |
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