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

The surname Waiyaki is found most frequently in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiyaki? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 250,767th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,609,453 people. Waiyaki is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Waiyaki reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Waiyaki is also the 473,685th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 340 people.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,371 people, or 1 in 33,683. In Kenya Waiyaki is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 38 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 28 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists 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 adherence of those bearing the Waiyaki 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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