Wayak Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

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

Wayak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India71:109,580,769786,157
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Wayak (26) may also be a first name.

Wayak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wayak (Marathi: वायक, Oriya: ୱାୟକ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Wayak reside; 29 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 29 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wayak is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 26 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon Wayak is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 55 percent are found, Centre Region, where 41 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayake9142/
Wayack9139/
Vayak801,897/
Woyak80495/
Weyak80367/
Wajak8074/
Wayok8065/
Wiyak8032/
Wayag8023/
Waiak8022/
Wuyak8020/
Wayuk8016/
Wayaq8012/
Wayek806/
Wayke805/
Wyoak802/
Waaik801/
Waykh801/
Wayik801/
Waiyk800/
Woyack7374/
Bayack7360/
Wayock7353/
Vayakh7346/
Wajack7342/
Wooyak7320/
Waykeh7313/
Vayake739/
Waiake737/
Uayake735/
Wahyok734/
Wayeke732/
Wayuke732/
Wiyack732/
Woyake731/
Wayhag731/
Wauyag731/
Hbayak731/
Wayike731/
Vayakk731/
Wayouk731/
Weak67442/
Waik67205/
Wauk6777/
Wajk6751/
Woyk6741/
Wuyk6723/
Vayakke677/
Wayq672/
Weyk672/
Vayk671/
Wayg671/
Uayk671/

Wayak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wayak in the Oriya language
ୱାୟକwayaka-
Wayak in the Marathi language
वायकvayaka80
वयाकvayaka20

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wayak
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