Wajay Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Wajay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 183 | 1:976,196 | 12,817 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Wajay (1,320) may also be a first name.
Wajay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wajay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wajay (Hindi: वाजे) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wajay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,244,200th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name Wajay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wajay reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 216,309th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 1,320 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 976,196. In Pakistan Wajay is most numerous in: Sindh, where 92 percent live, Punjab, where 6 percent live and Balochistan, where 1 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wajay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wajay in the Hindi language | ||
| वाजे | vaje | - |
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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 Wajay
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