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Where Does The Last Name Way Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Way (Arabic: واى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻱ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Wáy. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Way? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 12,144^th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 157,552 people. Way occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Way live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Way is also the 66,795^th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 8,781 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 18,614 people, or 1 in 19,472. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Way is found in 131 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and Myanmar, where 8 percent are found.

Way Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Way has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 359 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 492 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 668 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 580 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Way Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Way surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Way last name are 15.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.02% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Way earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.57% less than the national average, earning €29,558 per year; in Peru they earn 28.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,851 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.31% more than the national average, earning R 364,320 per year; in United States they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $43,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $51,427 CAD per year.