Waiyu Surname
Approximately 436 people bear this surname
Waiyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 421 | 1:19,367 | 1,985 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Waiyu (45) may also be a first name.
Waiyu Demographics
Waiyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waiyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waiyu is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waiyu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 681,965th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Waiyu are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Waiyu is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 45 people.
Waiyu is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 421 people, or 1 in 19,367. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 50 percent are found, West Sepik, where 24 percent are found and West New Britain, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in China, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Waiyu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Waiyu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiyut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waiyue | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waijyu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waiyahu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wayou | 80 | 1,225 | / |
| Wayau | 80 | 182 | / |
| Waiau | 80 | 167 | / |
| Baiyu | 80 | 153 | / |
| Waiju | 80 | 77 | / |
| Weiyu | 80 | 67 | / |
| Waieu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wiyau | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wayeu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wayiu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vaiyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayyu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waaiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiyaaut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waiyohou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waiyaaud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiu | 75 | 109 | / |
| Wyu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wiyaou | 73 | 946 | / |
| Waayuh | 73 | 183 | / |
| Wuiyue | 73 | 83 | / |
| Woiyue | 73 | 35 | / |
| Waihou | 73 | 21 | / |
| Waiaua | 73 | 11 | / |
| Waiohu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wahyou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wahyhu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weiyue | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wayyou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Waihau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Baijyu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wahiou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Whayou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wajihu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woiyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wagiou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaijyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayaud | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wieu | 67 | 4,495 | / |
| Wahyouh | 67 | 477 | / |
| Wuyu | 67 | 376 | / |
| Whiu | 67 | 180 | / |
| Waou | 67 | 123 | / |
| Woyu | 67 | 92 | / |
| Wiou | 67 | 80 | / |
| Wihu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Weyu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wyue | 67 | 12 | / |
| Waau | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wiju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wuiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wiuz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wahhyud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wuau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wa'u | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wyup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whieyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayahut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajihut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiohau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waihaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwuiyue | 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
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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 Waiyu
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