Waxy Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Waxy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Waxy (293) may also be a first name.
Waxy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waxy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waxy is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waxy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Waxy reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 515,650th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 293 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 2,476,856. In Iran Waxy is most numerous in: Gilan Province, where 77 percent live, Tehran Province, where 19 percent live and Kerman Province, where 3 percent live. Not including Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wauxy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waxsy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waxey | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waddxy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waxa | 75 | 321 | / |
| Wasy | 75 | 140 | / |
| Waxi | 75 | 31 | / |
| Waxe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Baxy | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wexy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasay | 67 | 2,071 | / |
| Wasey | 67 | 1,466 | / |
| Wayse | 67 | 195 | / |
| Wacey | 67 | 177 | / |
| Wassy | 67 | 96 | / |
| Waysi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Waxse | 67 | 34 | / |
| Washy | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wasyi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Waysa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wayce | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wasys | 67 | 13 | / |
| Waisy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Waksy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wazay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wachy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baxey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wayzi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waixa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wasoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weasy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wagsy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wadsy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahsy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waccy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waqsy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wexey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagcy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waciy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waxes | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Waxy
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