Waiyaki Surname

250,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waiyaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waiyaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3711:33,6833,660
Papua New Guinea1251:65,2308,500
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England201:2,785,90397,972
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Waiyaki (340) may also be a first name.

Waiyaki Last Name Facts

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

Waiyaki is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Waiyaki.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiyaki? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 250,767th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,609,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Waiyaki are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 473,685th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 340 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,371 people, or 1 in 33,683. In Kenya Waiyaki is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 38 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 28 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Waiyaki is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Waiyaki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Waiyaki earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiyakit936/
Waiyakij931/
Waiyaka86264/
Waiyake8615/
Vaiyaki861/
Wayiaki861/
Waiyhaka801/
Wayoki774/
Wyeaki770/
Vagiaki7169/
Vaijaki712/
Baijaki712/
Weiyaka711/
Wiaka67126/
Viaki671/

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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 Waiyaki
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