Waiwaye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Waiwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Waiwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waiwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waiwaye is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waiwaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Waiwaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waiwaye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname Waiwaye is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Waiwaye is most common in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Waiwaye exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawaye | 92 | 2 | / |
| Baiwaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waywaye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wayiway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waway | 83 | 53 | / |
| Wayiwayi | 80 | 38 | / |
| Waiwayha | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waibhaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wawaya | 77 | 610 | / |
| Waiwai | 77 | 341 | / |
| Biwaye | 77 | 131 | / |
| Wawiye | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wasway | 77 | 15 | / |
| Vawaye | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wawayi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Waaway | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wawayo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Waiwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaiway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahwae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wavaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawaje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waiwoyo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Wabuiye | 71 | 21 | / |
| Baiwayi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wawouye | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wahwaya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Waiweha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wawejay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Baibaye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Baiwaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bawaaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waiwowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hwaiwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vahwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weewaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waivaiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vawayeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wawoe | 67 | 155 | / |
| Wawey | 67 | 49 | / |
| Wahabeye | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bayiwayi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wiwei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vaway | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wahaiwai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wawaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bouwaiye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waviyesh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wawau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Biway | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wawea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whuibaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouwaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayewaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiwaa | 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
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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 Waiwaye
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