Waxy Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Waxy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waxy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

The surname Waxy has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Waxy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waxy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Waxy is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Waxy live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 515,650th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 293 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 2,476,856. In Iran it is most common in: Gilan Province, where 77 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 19 percent are found and Kerman Province, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Iran it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wauxy891/
Waxsy891/
Waxey891/
Waddxy801/
Waxa75321/
Wasy75140/
Waxi7531/
Waxe757/
Baxy757/
Wexy751/
Wasay672,071/
Wasey671,466/
Wayse67195/
Wacey67177/
Wassy6796/
Waysi6749/
Waxse6734/
Washy6728/
Wasyi6726/
Waysa6724/
Wayce6717/
Wasys6713/
Waisy6711/
Waksy6711/
Wazay676/
Wachy676/
Baxey674/
Wayzi673/
Waixa673/
Wasoy672/
Weasy672/
Wagsy672/
Wadsy671/
Wahsy671/
Waccy671/
Waqsy671/
Wexey671/
Wayci671/
Wagcy671/
Waciy671/
Waxes670/

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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 Waxy
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