Waay Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Waay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1451:912,06368,055
Philippines1021:992,53285,691
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Waay Last Name Facts

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

Waay occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waay is the 933,049th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. Waay occurs mostly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Waay live; 51 percent live in Oceania Islands and 51 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 912,063. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Papua, where 98 percent are found, West Papua, where 1 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 1 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 36 percent are found and Taiwan, where 4 percent are found.

Waay Last Name Statistics demography

Waay earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahay89150/
Waaye898/
Way8646,255/
Waa86926/
Wahayu80369/
Wahaya8054/
Wahaye806/
Waahya804/
Waahay803/
Wahayo802/
Wa'ays801/
Waya7517,799/
Wayo757,806/
Baay756,578/
Waye755,356/
Waja754,107/
Wayi752,922/
Waha752,549/
Wayu751,756/
Waia751,159/
Wahy75424/
Vaay75218/
Wayh75216/
Whay75197/
Waah75162/
Waai75100/
Wa'a7592/
Hway7561/
Waiy7529/
Wayß7516/
Wgay7512/
Wuaa757/
Hwaa756/
Wayy754/
Waaa752/
Wajy751/
Wayp751/
Wayé751/
Wayś751/
Whaa751/
Wuay751/
Waaj751/
Uaay751/
Wwaa751/
Wahayah734/
Hwajaya731/
Wahyu6732,046/
Wa6719,838/
Waahd671,946/
Whayo671,466/
Wahaj67982/
Wahya67800/
Wajah67739/
Wy67604/
Baajy67571/
Hwayo67541/
Wahyo67385/
Wayee67333/
Wayah67264/
Waadt67258/
Hwaya67221/
Wayhs67181/
Wahia67170/
Wahai67160/
Wahyi67132/
Wayyi67129/
Wayeh67121/
Wayie67111/
Wayts67109/
Wahah67104/
Vaayi6770/
Wayih6763/
Wahja6759/
Waach6756/
Whaya6746/
Woyaa6743/
Wuaya6736/
Wahaa6729/
Vahay6728/
Wahyd6725/
Wayoh6724/
Wayuu6724/
Waaij6720/
Waiyi6720/
Wahau6716/
Wawyo6715/
Waysz6715/
Wahye6714/
Hwayi6713/
Wayii6713/
Wahey6712/
Waaaz6712/
Waiha6710/
Waasz6710/
Wayhu678/
Waash678/
Waiah677/
Whaye677/
Wuaye677/
Waytz676/
Wahys675/
Waowa675/
Wajyo675/
Waasp674/
Wayho674/
Waaia674/
Wayha674/
Wahha674/
Waaje673/
Wayoo673/
Wehaa673/
Wayuo673/
Waadh673/
Waych672/
Waawe672/
Waiad672/
Wajaa672/
Wajiy672/
Hwaye672/
Wayhe672/
Wa'ai672/
Wayaa672/
Whaja672/
Hwaai671/
Hwaja671/
Wahiy671/
Wajyh671/
Waysh671/
Wayys671/
Weyaa671/
Whayi671/
Vhaay671/
Whaha671/
Waats671/
Waads671/
Whaad671/
Vaaye671/
Way's671/
Wauyi671/
Weiaa671/
Waiaa671/
Waaha671/
Waaju671/
Wajyd671/
Waadz671/
Vwaye671/
Wauja671/
Wayuh671/
Waaaa671/
Waaat671/
Waatt671/
Waatz671/
Wuayt671/
Waass670/
Wayht670/
Wayds670/
Wayzs670/
Hwaas670/

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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
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  • 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 Waay
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