Wayah Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Wayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 120 | 1:1,102,077 | 79,449 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Liberia | 57 | 1:77,343 | 6,506 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wayah (313) may also be a first name.
Wayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wayah is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 978,274th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. The last name Wayah is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Wayah live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wayah is also the 496,565th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 313 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 1,102,077. In Indonesia Wayah is most common in: East Java, where 26 percent live, Central Java, where 21 percent live and Papua, where 18 percent live. Other than Indonesia Wayah is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Liberia, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayahs | 91 | 11 | / |
| Wahyah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Whayah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wayach | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waya | 89 | 17,799 | / |
| Wayh | 89 | 216 | / |
| Wahayah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wiyah | 80 | 1,110 | / |
| Woyah | 80 | 862 | / |
| Wahya | 80 | 800 | / |
| Wajah | 80 | 739 | / |
| Wuyah | 80 | 590 | / |
| Hwaya | 80 | 221 | / |
| Wayhs | 80 | 181 | / |
| Wayeh | 80 | 121 | / |
| Wayih | 80 | 63 | / |
| Whaya | 80 | 46 | / |
| Wuaya | 80 | 36 | / |
| Weyah | 80 | 32 | / |
| Wayoh | 80 | 24 | / |
| Wayhu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Waiah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wyjah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Vayah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wayho | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wayha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waych | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wayhe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wayaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wajyh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waysh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayht | 80 | 0 | / |
| Way | 75 | 46,255 | / |
| Waa | 75 | 926 | / |
| Whajah | 73 | 1,254 | / |
| Wajach | 73 | 157 | / |
| Woyach | 73 | 130 | / |
| Wojaya | 73 | 86 | / |
| Wujaya | 73 | 67 | / |
| Wayowa | 73 | 66 | / |
| Wahaya | 73 | 54 | / |
| Woeyah | 73 | 34 | / |
| Wahyuh | 73 | 15 | / |
| Vayash | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wahjah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wajaht | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wahiah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wahydh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wajaha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wyjaya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wahyas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waahya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wouyah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waahay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Woyath | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waiach | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waya'e | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wayihe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahyeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wayhie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whayad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vayadh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vayaph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahyae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayeeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whoyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuyaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uahyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waaich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wajahd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuhaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahajh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waaish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waajih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ba'yah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyath | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wayaud | 73 | 0 | / |
| Baya | 67 | 66,382 | / |
| Weah | 67 | 31,589 | / |
| Weya | 67 | 17,420 | / |
| Wayo | 67 | 7,806 | / |
| Wahu | 67 | 5,861 | / |
| Vaya | 67 | 5,442 | / |
| Waye | 67 | 5,356 | / |
| Waja | 67 | 4,107 | / |
| Wayi | 67 | 2,922 | / |
| Weyh | 67 | 2,278 | / |
| Wiya | 67 | 2,220 | / |
| Wayu | 67 | 1,756 | / |
| Waia | 67 | 1,159 | / |
| Woya | 67 | 868 | / |
| Wuya | 67 | 706 | / |
| Wahy | 67 | 424 | / |
| Waay | 67 | 282 | / |
| Whay | 67 | 197 | / |
| Bayh | 67 | 104 | / |
| Waai | 67 | 100 | / |
| Wa'a | 67 | 92 | / |
| Hway | 67 | 61 | / |
| Waih | 67 | 34 | / |
| Waiy | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wayß | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wgay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wijjaya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wuaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wauh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wahaish | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wahajah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wajh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wayy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woyasch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwajaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Weyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whayatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vayh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waytowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahyudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyh | 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
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