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 surname Waraye is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waraye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Waraye occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Waraye live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 11 people.
The surname Waraye is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: North Region, where 81 percent reside, Far North Region, where 13 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common 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
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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 Waraye
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