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Where Does The Last Name Way Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Way (Arabic: واى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻱ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Wáy. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Way? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 12,144^th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 157,552 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Way live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Way is also the 66,795^th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 8,781 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 18,614 people, or 1 in 19,472. In The United States Way is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 131 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent live and Myanmar, where 8 percent live.

Way Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Way has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Way last name grew 359 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 492 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 668 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 580 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Way Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Way surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Way surname are 15.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.02% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Way earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning €29,558 per year; in Peru they earn 28.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,851 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.31% more than the national average, earning R 364,320 per year; in United States they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $43,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $51,427 CAD per year.