Wacays Surname

156,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Wacays Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wacays Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland2,5661:1,364167
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Wacays (175) may also be a first name.

Wacays Last Name Facts

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

Wacays is found in Somaliland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wacays click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wacays? popularity and diffusion

It is the 156,901st most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,612,960 people. Wacays occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wacays are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Wacays is also the 690,096th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 175 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Somaliland, where it is borne by 2,566 people, or 1 in 1,364. Without taking into account Somaliland Wacays occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Wacays Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wacays earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.92% less than the national average, earning 249,449 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.85% less than the national average, earning $24,419 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wacas9196/
Waceys8310/
Wacais831/
Wacash831/
Wachas831/
Wascase771/
Waicase771/
Bacayas771/
Wuacash771/
Waceeys771/
Wachash771/
Wachaus770/
Wackais770/
Waqas73129,079/
Vacas737,230/
Bacas733,395/
Wakas73259/
Waces734/
Wacis731/
Vacys731/
Wachhaus7175/
Waucaush7131/
Bacayoos714/
Wajchaus711/
Wackasse711/
Waschkys711/
Bachayas711/
Weachaus710/
Baccas67534/
Bachas67484/
Wakass67458/
Baucas67397/
Wakase67299/
Wacees67295/
Wakkas67211/
Wackes67204/
Waqqas67202/
Waqaas67197/
Waqass67104/
Bacash67100/
Wakash6770/
Vaccas6732/
Waskas6726/
Waquas6724/
Vaicys6723/
Waqash6719/
Bacaus6718/
Wacarz6715/
Waicis6711/
Huacas678/
Vascas677/
Waqais674/
Waches674/
Vachas673/
Vacias673/
Waikas672/
Wakasz672/
Wacisz672/
Waaqas672/
Wakqas672/
Wakaas672/
Weaqas672/
Vaicas672/
Bacias671/
Vacash671/
Waqase671/
Waqhas671/
Waqkas671/
Wacach671/
Wojcas671/
Baicas671/
Baqays671/
Waqeas671/
Bacaas671/
Waakes671/
Wackis671/
Vachys671/
Wakhas671/
Watces671/
Bachys671/
Waykes670/

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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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  • 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 Wacays
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