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

Waya (Arabic: وائا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻳﻪ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 30,027^th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 409,436 people. The last name Waya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Waya reside; 36 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 126,993^rd most common first name throughout the world, held by 3,198 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,130 people, or 1 in 42,892. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 32 percent live, Delta, where 9 percent live and Kaduna, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 16 percent live.

Waya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Waya has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (56%) in Nigeria.

The amount Waya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 72.2% less than the national average, earning R 66,060 per year and in United States they earn 58.12% less than the national average, earning $18,071 USD per year.