Waiyu Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

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

Waiyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waiyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4211:19,3671,985
China81:170,915,1968,932
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Waiyu (45) may also be a first name.

Waiyu Last Name Facts

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

Waiyu is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waiyu is the 681,965th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. Waiyu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Waiyu reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,504,468th most common forename internationally, held by 45 people.

The surname Waiyu is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne 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. Excluding Papua New Guinea Waiyu 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 adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiyut911/
Waiyue911/
Waijyu911/
Waiyahu835/
Wayou801,225/
Wayau80182/
Waiau80167/
Baiyu80153/
Waiju8077/
Weiyu8067/
Waieu8011/
Wiyau809/
Wayeu805/
Wayiu802/
Vaiyu801/
Waiou801/
Wayju801/
Wayyu801/
Waaiu801/
Waiyaaut771/
Waiyohou771/
Waiyaaud771/
Wiu75109/
Wyu754/
Wiyaou73946/
Waayuh73183/
Wuiyue7383/
Woiyue7335/
Waihou7321/
Waiaua7311/
Waiohu7311/
Wahyou738/
Wahyhu737/
Weiyue737/
Wayyou736/
Waihau733/
Baijyu733/
Wahiou732/
Whayou731/
Wajihu731/
Woiyou731/
Wagiou731/
Vaijyu731/
Wayaud730/
Wieu674,495/
Wahyouh67477/
Wuyu67376/
Whiu67180/
Waou67123/
Woyu6792/
Wiou6780/
Wihu6753/
Weyu6723/
Wyue6712/
Waau679/
Wiju677/
Wuiu674/
Wiuz674/
Wahhyud673/
Wuau673/
Wa'u672/
Wyup671/
Wiuh671/
Whieyou671/
Wiux671/
Wiue671/
Whyu671/
Wayahut671/
Wyux671/
Wajihut671/
Waiohau671/
Waihaou671/
Wyuy671/
Wyhu671/
Vwyu671/
Hwuiyue671/

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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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