Waeya Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Waeya (30) may also be a first name.

Waeya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waeya is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Waeya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waeya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Waeya occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Waeya live; 72 percent live in Oceania Islands and 72 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Enga, where 28 percent are found, Western, where 28 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 17 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waeyae914/
Waeyah914/
Waea89143/
Waey8967/
Washeya8320/
Wateyau837/
Wateeya832/
Wasieya832/
Wauya8055/
Wahea8035/
Waeja8015/
Waeyo8013/
Waeye8012/
Vaeya806/
Waeyi804/
Weuya802/
Wa'ea801/
Waeha801/
Wateeyah771/
Wahiya73205/
Woeyah7334/
Wasyia7328/
Waheyi7316/
Wasyya7315/
Waheye7313/
Wahyoa7310/
Weasea739/
Waeyeh738/
Waeyee735/
Waseyo735/
Waiyay735/
Wathea734/
Vaseya733/
Waehat733/
Wohaya732/
Waayea732/
Wouaya732/
Huaeya731/
Waaeys731/
Wajhea731/
Vaheya731/
Vateya731/
Waytea731/
Waysea731/
Woayah731/
Wayjay731/
Waiyaa731/
Wateja731/
Waseia731/
Waseja731/
Wasyja731/
Wasiea731/
Waehad731/
Waejai731/
Waeyoh731/
Waayay731/
Wateas730/
Watead730/
Vaea67399/
Woejaya6786/
Wahiyah6763/
Waijaya6741/
Wattuya6718/
Uaea6717/
Wattaya6715/
Wattiya6715/
Watei'a6711/
Waiteye6711/
Watooya678/
Waoa677/
Waiteyi675/
Waiyahu675/
Watuyat675/
Wasioya675/
Waasiea674/
Wajjaya674/
Waoy674/
Wasieyo673/
Watiyas672/
Woey672/
Waasaya672/
Wasayat672/
Wochaya672/
Wasuyat672/
Wahsaya672/
Woay672/
Hwasiya671/
Baijeya671/
Waej671/
Waiyeap671/
Wuasiea671/
Wayseah671/
Vajieya671/
Waysaia671/
Weitaya671/
Wasahya671/
Wathead671/
Wasauya671/
Vaseyah671/
Wagiaya671/
Wacheye671/
Wacheyo671/
Woutaya671/
Wouteya671/
Wouayap671/
Wojjaya671/
Wahehia671/
Wayyayu671/
Wathoya671/
Wasayaa671/
Wajieha671/
Waheyee671/
Uaey671/
Vaey671/
Weateas670/

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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 Waeya
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