Waiyi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

Waiyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waiyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097

Waiyi (69) may also be a first name.

Waiyi Last Name Facts

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

Waiyi is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waiyi is the 4,427,875th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Waiyi occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Waiyi live; 70 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 69 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 64 percent are found, Madang, where 29 percent are found and Manus, where 7 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayi892,922/
Waii89900/
Waiy8929/
Wahyi80132/
Wayyi80129/
Weiyi80121/
Waihi80118/
Wayie80111/
Wayih8063/
Wayii8013/
Hwayi8013/
Wahii808/
Wajii805/
Wajiy802/
Whayi801/
Wahiy801/
Wauyi801/
Wai'i801/
Wai75407,920/
Way7546,255/
Waihyo737/
Hwaihy734/
Wayihe732/
Waihie731/
Waya6717,799/
Wayo677,806/
Waji676,290/
Waye675,356/
Wiji673,685/
Wiyo672,829/
Wiya672,220/
Wayu671,756/
Waia671,159/
Weyi67895/
Vayi67785/
Vaii67523/
Waiu67441/
Wahy67424/
Hwai67309/
Waay67282/
Waie67276/
Wayh67216/
Whay67197/
Wiye67173/
Woyi67168/
Waij67166/
Waiß67133/
Waai67100/
Wuyi6777/
Waio6775/
Hway6761/
Whai6752/
Vaiy6744/
Waih6734/
Weii6726/
Wiio6717/
Wayß6716/
Wwai6712/
Wgay6712/
Woiy679/
Weiy678/
Wyie676/
Wayy674/
Woii673/
Wiey673/
Viyi673/
Vwai672/
Uaiy672/
Wyia671/
Wajy671/
Wayp671/
Wgai671/
Wuay671/
W'Ai671/
Wayś671/
Wuii671/
Wayé671/

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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 Waiyi
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