Waeys Surname
4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland
Waeys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 9 | 1:388,909 | 1,001 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Waeys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waeys Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waeys occurs in Somaliland more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waeys? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waeys is the 4,034,050th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Waeys reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.
The last name is most common in Somaliland, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 388,909. Without taking into account Somaliland this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Somalia, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waaeys | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ways | 89 | 1,032 | / |
| Waes | 89 | 247 | / |
| Weys | 89 | 225 | / |
| Waays | 80 | 2,494 | / |
| Wayas | 80 | 2,233 | / |
| Wayse | 80 | 195 | / |
| Wayhs | 80 | 181 | / |
| Wayss | 80 | 124 | / |
| Wayts | 80 | 109 | / |
| Wayes | 80 | 102 | / |
| Wayis | 80 | 64 | / |
| Waese | 80 | 56 | / |
| Waess | 80 | 55 | / |
| Wawes | 80 | 54 | / |
| Weyse | 80 | 36 | / |
| Weyss | 80 | 30 | / |
| Waies | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wajes | 80 | 17 | / |
| Waeis | 80 | 16 | / |
| Waysz | 80 | 15 | / |
| Baeys | 80 | 15 | / |
| Waees | 80 | 6 | / |
| Weyis | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wahys | 80 | 5 | / |
| Weyes | 80 | 4 | / |
| Weyas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wayus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waesh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waysh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaeys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Way's | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waues | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weiys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayds | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waest | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wayzs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wes | 75 | 14,950 | / |
| Was | 75 | 5,543 | / |
| Wys | 75 | 134 | / |
| Waesch | 73 | 189 | / |
| Weyass | 73 | 162 | / |
| Wahyus | 73 | 107 | / |
| Wayyas | 73 | 47 | / |
| Waeiss | 73 | 44 | / |
| Weydts | 73 | 44 | / |
| Waiyas | 73 | 39 | / |
| Wahesh | 73 | 35 | / |
| Weyaus | 73 | 31 | / |
| Weysse | 73 | 24 | / |
| Waesse | 73 | 21 | / |
| Waysse | 73 | 19 | / |
| Weiysh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Waiyes | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wawesh | 73 | 14 | / |
| Wayahs | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wayash | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wayyes | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wayseh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wahees | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wayese | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wa'eis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wahyas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waayis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wawese | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wagges | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waeess | 73 | 2 | / |
| Boweys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiess | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waytts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weiyss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waeise | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaeysh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wa'ays | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wajesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wateas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waeshe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waiest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weis | 67 | 43,949 | / |
| Wyss | 67 | 22,827 | / |
| Wais | 67 | 16,586 | / |
| Wase | 67 | 13,494 | / |
| Bays | 67 | 10,741 | / |
| Wass | 67 | 8,568 | / |
| Waas | 67 | 6,668 | / |
| Wash | 67 | 6,336 | / |
| Wyse | 67 | 6,065 | / |
| Vaes | 67 | 5,961 | / |
| Vays | 67 | 4,768 | / |
| Veys | 67 | 3,287 | / |
| Wajs | 67 | 3,097 | / |
| Wies | 67 | 3,064 | / |
| Wess | 67 | 2,546 | / |
| Wese | 67 | 1,896 | / |
| Beys | 67 | 665 | / |
| Wees | 67 | 665 | / |
| Waez | 67 | 638 | / |
| Wesh | 67 | 523 | / |
| Wace | 67 | 396 | / |
| Weas | 67 | 350 | / |
| Wejs | 67 | 349 | / |
| Waesche | 67 | 293 | / |
| Wesz | 67 | 230 | / |
| Waheesh | 67 | 183 | / |
| Wias | 67 | 171 | / |
| Weus | 67 | 156 | / |
| Wijayas | 67 | 124 | / |
| Waayash | 67 | 122 | / |
| Wasz | 67 | 119 | / |
| Wyas | 67 | 118 | / |
| Wyhs | 67 | 109 | / |
| Wyes | 67 | 91 | / |
| Hwas | 67 | 75 | / |
| Uays | 67 | 61 | / |
| Wysz | 67 | 54 | / |
| Waus | 67 | 53 | / |
| Wajeesh | 67 | 52 | / |
| Wehs | 67 | 50 | / |
| Woys | 67 | 45 | / |
| Woas | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wahs | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wayß | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wesj | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wahoyis | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wayz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waïs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hwes | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wayeshe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weysová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wues | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wysh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wuas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weyasse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Watiyas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waetsch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wysx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wyxs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waayees | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waıs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwayyis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waße | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wexs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weïs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajaysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajjese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wgas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wysp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weateas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wyos | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Waeys
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