Waias Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Waias Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
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
Waias occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waias? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Waias occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Waias live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 5 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Borno, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live and Somaliland, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiahs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wais | 89 | 16,586 | / |
| Waiasse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waais | 80 | 9,441 | / |
| Waays | 80 | 2,494 | / |
| Waiss | 80 | 2,459 | / |
| Wayas | 80 | 2,233 | / |
| Wijas | 80 | 1,974 | / |
| Baias | 80 | 1,496 | / |
| Hwais | 80 | 1,425 | / |
| Waise | 80 | 295 | / |
| Waish | 80 | 103 | / |
| Wayis | 80 | 64 | / |
| Wajis | 80 | 35 | / |
| Wieas | 80 | 32 | / |
| Vaias | 80 | 30 | / |
| Waies | 80 | 17 | / |
| Waihs | 80 | 15 | / |
| Whais | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wajas | 80 | 7 | / |
| Waisz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Woias | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wiyas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waisd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weias | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwaish | 73 | 2,129 | / |
| Wayise | 73 | 273 | / |
| Wayase | 73 | 135 | / |
| Wiejas | 73 | 120 | / |
| Waisse | 73 | 99 | / |
| Waitts | 73 | 49 | / |
| Wajash | 73 | 40 | / |
| Weiass | 73 | 28 | / |
| Waishe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Wiyase | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wayahs | 73 | 11 | / |
| Waisch | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wayash | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vahias | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wa'eis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wahyas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waishh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vaihas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wajish | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waiach | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waaish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baiazs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wa'ais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waggis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whaiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiess | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wa'ays | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weis | 67 | 43,949 | / |
| Bais | 67 | 24,319 | / |
| Vais | 67 | 6,719 | / |
| Wajs | 67 | 3,097 | / |
| Waiz | 67 | 1,638 | / |
| Ways | 67 | 1,032 | / |
| Wijs | 67 | 403 | / |
| Weas | 67 | 350 | / |
| Wuis | 67 | 221 | / |
| Waij | 67 | 166 | / |
| Waiß | 67 | 133 | / |
| Waisová | 67 | 64 | / |
| Waus | 67 | 53 | / |
| Wayashe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wois | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wahaish | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waıs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waisova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baihash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaitts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajasse | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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