Waiyo Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

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

Waiyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waiyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3061:26,6462,986
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Waiyo (183) may also be a first name.

Waiyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waiyo is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Waiyo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 722,496th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Waiyo live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 673,127th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 183 people.

The last name Waiyo is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 26,646. In Papua New Guinea Waiyo is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 30 percent are found, Enga, where 17 percent are found and Western, where 11 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Waiyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waihyo917/
Wahaiyo834/
Waiyoho831/
Waiya802,001/
Wiyao80445/
Baiyo80428/
Waayo8047/
Weiyo8027/
Woiyo8026/
Wayao8024/
Waioa8018/
Waijo8012/
Wayio806/
Wiyoa805/
Wajio805/
Wajyo805/
Vaiyo803/
Waiao803/
Wayyo803/
Waiyohou771/
Wao751,462/
Wio75996/
Wyo7562/
Wiyaou73946/
Waiyah7371/
Waijop7312/
Wahyoa7310/
Wayiho739/
Baiyoh735/
Wayoha735/
Hwajyo734/
Wayouo733/
Waaiho732/
Wgajio731/
Waiyaa731/
Wayo'o731/
Wai'ao731/
Wahjio731/
Wahjyo731/
Wagiou731/
Waioha731/
Wayaho731/
Whaiya731/
Waihoa731/
Waayho731/
Hwaiya731/
Hwaayo731/
Waihao731/
Waho67456/
Waou67123/
Waihaho6757/
Weao6742/
Wauo6739/
Waoh6738/
Wijo6729/
Waoi6728/
Wiho6728/
Whyo6725/
Wa'o6711/
Wios6711/
Wieo6710/
Wahyoho678/
Waoo677/
Waoa677/
Whio675/
Wiod674/
Vaaihyo674/
Waoy674/
Ba'aiyo673/
Wioo672/
Waao672/
Waoj672/
Hwio671/
Vwao671/
Wuao671/
Waoz671/
Waiohau671/
Wyoo671/
Wioe671/
Wioh671/
Waiyaat671/
Wioj671/
Wgao671/
Wai'oha671/
Waihaou671/
Waiho'a671/
Wyod671/
Wyos670/

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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 Waiyo
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