Wayaki Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

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

Wayaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3811:21,4012,281
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Wayaki (150) may also be a first name.

Wayaki Last Name Facts

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

Wayaki occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayaki? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wayaki is the 748,537th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Wayaki live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 99 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 752,187th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 150 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 21,401. In Papua New Guinea Wayaki is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 73 percent reside, Chimbu, where 20 percent reside and Morobe, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Wayaki occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayakie921/
Wayakei921/
Wayakai921/
Wayaka83316/
Wayake8342/
Waiaki8337/
Vayaki836/
Wajaki836/
Wayoki834/
Weyaki834/
Wayiki833/
Waykai831/
Waykie831/
Waiyki831/
Wuyaki831/
Wiyaki831/
Wahyuki7743/
Wiyakit7715/
Waihaki7710/
Vayakis772/
Woyakai772/
Vayakai771/
Wayakes771/
Wayakez771/
Bayakhi771/
Wayakha771/
Wakei732,394/
Waiki73272/
Wauki7377/
Vayki7350/
Wayka7342/
Weaki7338/
Waake7335/
Wayke735/
Waihakit715/
Bayhacki711/
Waihakij711/
Bayakkii711/
Bayahkki711/
Wouyakai711/
Waukei67392/
Wayuka67391/
Waikai6789/
Waykay6776/
Wahkei6736/
Vayaka6732/
Woyski6729/
Bayaqi6722/
Wayoka6722/
Bayoki6719/
Waikid6717/
Wakhei6716/
Waieki6716/
Waykeh6713/
Waikie6712/
Vayake679/
Weakai678/
Uayaka678/
Weyaka677/
Waiake677/
Uayake675/
Wajaka675/
Wayeka674/
Wayika674/
Wiyaka674/
Wayaca674/
Waikui673/
Wajiki673/
Waucki673/
Wwakei672/
Wajake672/
Waikyi672/
Wayeke672/
Woyaka672/
Wayuke672/
Wahake672/
Baykiy671/
Vyiaki671/
Wakeij671/
Wuyeki671/
Woyake671/
Wajkai671/
Waikei671/
Wayqua671/
Waychi671/
Wayike671/
Weakio671/
Waykes670/

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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 Wayaki
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