Vayá Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Vayá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vayá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vaya (5,442) & Vayà (2) are calculated separately.

Vayá Last Name Facts

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

Vayá occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Vaya or Vayà. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vayá? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vayá is the 2,979,664th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Vayá are found; 91 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 91 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Spain, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,198,770. In Spain Vayá is mostly concentrated in: Valencian Community, where 64 percent are found, Madrid, where 31 percent are found and Catalonia, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 5 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaya925,442/
Vayà922/
Vay865,346/
Vays754,768/
Vaye754,592/
Vayo751,364/
Vayi75785/
Vayt75473/
Vaay75218/
Vhay75122/
Vayu75103/
Vaiy7544/
Hvay7542/
Vuay7539/
Bayá7533/
Vayd754/
Vajy753/
Vauy752/
Vahy752/
Vayh751/
Vayz751/
Vfay751/
Vgay751/
Vayy751/
Vayts672,893/
Vayad672,221/
Vayas671,614/
Vahey671,468/
Vayis67576/
Vayiç67344/
Vajiy67297/
Vahys67141/
Vahiy6775/
Vayid6770/
Vaayi6770/
Vayss6756/
Vayat6744/
Vayee6732/
Vayaa6731/
Vayed6730/
Vahay6728/
Vuayi6728/
Vayes6727/
Vayos6725/
Vahya6724/
Vayiz6716/
Vayau6711/
Vayit6710/
Vayut6710/
Vayou679/
Vhaya679/
Vayet678/
Vayap676/
Vaydh676/
Vayez676/
Vayah674/
Vayoh674/
Vaiyo673/
Vayoo673/
Vhays672/
Vahye672/
Vaysh672/
Vayud672/
Vhayi672/
Vayaz672/
Hvayh671/
Vayha671/
Vahyp671/
Vayys671/
Vwaye671/
Vuaya671/
Vauye671/
Vayeh671/
Vauya671/
Vayus671/
Vhaye671/
Vaaye671/
Vhaay671/
Vayip671/
Vayie671/

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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 Vayá
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