Waiyang Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Waiyang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Waiyang (433) may also be a first name.
Waiyang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waiyang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waiyang is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waiyang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Waiyang live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 412,254th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 433 people.
The last name Waiyang is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 31 percent live, Enga, where 23 percent live and Morobe, where 15 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and Japan, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whaiyang | 93 | 1 | / |
| Waiyasing | 88 | 4 | / |
| Baiyang | 86 | 98 | / |
| Weiyang | 86 | 60 | / |
| Woiyang | 86 | 13 | / |
| Waiaong | 86 | 2 | / |
| Waiyong | 86 | 2 | / |
| Waayang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wiang | 83 | 155 | / |
| Wyang | 83 | 36 | / |
| Wahayang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayong | 77 | 661 | / |
| Wijang | 77 | 70 | / |
| Hwiang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wieang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwyang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wihang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiangt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wyangh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vaiyasing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wujiang | 71 | 276 | / |
| Baijang | 71 | 235 | / |
| Waihong | 71 | 128 | / |
| Bayoang | 71 | 25 | / |
| Weiyong | 71 | 23 | / |
| Wiangke | 71 | 14 | / |
| Baiyong | 71 | 11 | / |
| Baayang | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bajiang | 71 | 5 | / |
| Buiyang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Beiyang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wouaing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wijangc | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hwayong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wayaongowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bayaang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biang | 67 | 3,347 | / |
| Byang | 67 | 653 | / |
| Viang | 67 | 590 | / |
| Wiong | 67 | 83 | / |
| Waong | 67 | 61 | / |
| Weijiang | 67 | 28 | / |
| Baijiang | 67 | 20 | / |
| Huajiang | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wyong | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vajihang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uiang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vyang | 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
- 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 Waiyang
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