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 last name Waiyaki is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiyaki? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waiyaki is the 250,767th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,609,453 people. This surname is primarily 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 widely held forename at a global level, held by 340 people.

Waiyaki is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 1,371 people, or 1 in 33,683. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 38 percent live, Kiambu County, where 28 percent live and Nakuru County, where 10 percent live. Barring Kenya Waiyaki exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Waiyaki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally 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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