Wayab Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Wayab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151:51,137,692512,385
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wayab (17) may also be a first name.

Wayab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wayab Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wayab (Hindi: वयाब) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wayab.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayab? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Wayab is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Wayab reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 17 people.

The last name Wayab is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India Wayab is most common in: Assam, where 100 percent are found. Other than India this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Pakistan, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whayab913/
Wahyab911/
Bayab80102/
Wajab8048/
Vayab8020/
Wayap8018/
Wayub8017/
Waiab8010/
Weyab807/
Wayib803/
Uayab803/
Wayape73113/
Wahaib7364/
Wahiab7312/
Vayabh7311/
Whayeb7310/
Waihab735/
Waybht731/
Wahjab731/
Bayabh731/
Bayb67162/
Waib6798/
Wajb6716/
Weab673/
Weyb672/
Wyeb672/
Waub672/
Uayb671/
Wahayib671/
Vayabht671/
Wayp671/

Wayab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wayab in the Hindi language
वयाबvayaba-

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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 Wayab
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