Waays Surname

172,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Waays Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waays Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland2,4821:1,410173
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Waays Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waays has its highest incidence in Somaliland. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waays? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 172,486th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,922,031 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waays live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

The last name Waays is most commonly used in Somaliland, where it is held by 2,482 people, or 1 in 1,410. Without taking into account Somaliland this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Waays Last Name Statistics demography

Waays earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wa'ays911/
Waas896,668/
Ways891,032/
Waais809,441/
Wayas802,233/
Wahas80207/
Wayse80195/
Wayhs80181/
Wayss80124/
Wayts80109/
Wayes80102/
Wayis8064/
Waase8040/
Waeys8024/
Waysz8015/
Waasz8010/
Waash808/
Wajas807/
Wahys805/
Waasp804/
Waias803/
Wayus802/
Waysh801/
Wayys801/
Waats801/
Waads801/
Way's801/
Wayos801/
Waass800/
Wayds800/
Wayzs800/
Hwaas800/
Was755,543/
Wys75134/
Wahash732,182/
Wayise73273/
Wayase73135/
Wahyus73107/
Wahast7354/
Wajash7340/
Waysse7319/
Wayuse7318/
Waasjø7318/
Wayahs7311/
Wayash738/
Waashe737/
Wayseh736/
Wayese734/
Wahyas734/
Wahass732/
Wayesh731/
Wayshe731/
Waytts731/
Waiahs731/
Bahays731/
Wa'ais731/
Wahads731/
Wahais731/
Waaish731/
Waasth731/
Waatts730/
Wyss6722,827/
Wais6716,586/
Baas6714,649/
Wase6713,494/
Bays6710,741/
Wass678,568/
Wash676,336/
Wyse676,065/
Vays674,768/
Wajs673,097/
Vaas672,855/
Weas67350/
Weys67225/
Wyhs67109/
Hwas6775/
Waaz6766/
Uays6761/
Wysz6754/
Waus6753/
Woys6745/
Wahs6724/
Waasová6722/
Wayashe6720/
Wayß6716/
Wayz679/
Waïs679/
Wahaish677/
Waax677/
Wayeshe674/
Wysh673/
Whas673/
Wasc673/
Wuas673/
Waadshe672/
Wysx672/
Wyxs672/
Vwas671/
Wasj671/
Waıs671/
Waiasse671/
Waxs671/
Wayasse671/
Wayś671/
Whys671/
Wahasse671/
Wahatse671/
Wgas671/
Wajasse671/
Wahashh671/
Waaj671/
Wysc671/
Wysp671/
Wyzs671/
Wwas671/
Wyos670/

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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 Waays
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis