Lai Wai Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Lai Wai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Lai Wai Demographics
Average Lai Wai Salary in
South Africa
R 281,160
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lai Wai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lai Wai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lai Wai is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lai Wai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Lai Wai are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Lai Wai is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.
Lai Wai Last Name Statistics demography
Lai Wai earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.31% more than the national average, earning R 281,160 per year.
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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 Lai Wai
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