Waraye Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Waraye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Waraye (11) may also be a first name.
Waraye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waraye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waraye occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waraye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Waraye reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: North Region, where 81 percent reside, Far North Region, where 13 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Waraye
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