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Where Does The Last Name Wae Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wae (Hindi: वाए, Oriya: ୱାଏ) is found most in Indonesia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wae.

How Common Is The Last Name Wae? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Wae is the 99,917^th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,540,056 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Wae are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 32 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 253,774^th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 1,005 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,482 people, or 1 in 89,237. In Indonesia Wae is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 74 percent are found, North Kalimantan, where 4 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found.

Wae Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wae has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wae last name increased 254 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wae Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Traditional African (100%) in Nigeria.

The amount Wae earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.78% less than the national average, earning R 74,184 per year and in United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year.