Waias Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Waias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592

Waias (5) may also be a first name.

Waias Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waias occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waias? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waias is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Waias reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Waias is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 5 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Waias is most common in: Borno, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Somaliland, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiahs911/
Wais8916,586/
Waiasse831/
Waais809,441/
Waays802,494/
Waiss802,459/
Wayas802,233/
Wijas801,974/
Baias801,496/
Hwais801,425/
Waise80295/
Waish80103/
Wayis8064/
Wajis8035/
Wieas8032/
Vaias8030/
Waies8017/
Waihs8015/
Whais8014/
Wajas807/
Waisz806/
Woias802/
Wiyas802/
Waisd801/
Weias801/
Waiaz801/
Hwaish732,129/
Wayise73273/
Wayase73135/
Wiejas73120/
Waisse7399/
Waitts7349/
Wajash7340/
Weiass7328/
Waishe7327/
Wiyase7313/
Wayahs7311/
Waisch739/
Wayash738/
Vahias738/
Wa'eis734/
Wahyas734/
Waishh734/
Vaihas733/
Wajish733/
Waiach732/
Waaish731/
Wahais731/
Baiazs731/
Wa'ais731/
Waggis731/
Whaiss731/
Waiess731/
Wa'ays731/
Waiest730/
Weis6743,949/
Bais6724,319/
Vais676,719/
Wajs673,097/
Waiz671,638/
Ways671,032/
Wijs67403/
Weas67350/
Wuis67221/
Waij67166/
Waiß67133/
Waisová6764/
Waus6753/
Wayashe6720/
Wois6716/
Wahaish677/
Waıs671/
Wayasse671/
Waisova671/
Waitshe671/
Baihash671/
Whaitts671/
Wajasse671/

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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 Waias
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