Waiyai Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Waiyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waiyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Waiyai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waiyai has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiyai? popularity and diffusion

Waiyai is the 3,882,373rd most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 81 percent of Waiyai live; 81 percent live in Oceania Islands and 81 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 10,173,015. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Papua, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent are found and Thailand, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiyahit861/
Baiyai83161/
Weiyai832/
Vaiyai831/
Waijahi7734/
Whyai7328/
Wyais731/
Waeai731/
Wayyahit7114/
Weiyahit711/
Boiyai674/
Voiyai673/
Bayyai671/
Waayyahit671/
Wayiae671/
Whyaid671/
Wyaitt671/

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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 Waiyai
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