Wayama Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

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

Wayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Niger201:959,60121,357
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Wayama (94) may also be a first name.

Wayama Last Name Facts

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

Wayama is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wayama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wayama is the 1,453,389th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Wayama live; 46 percent live in Central Africa and 46 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wayama is also the 980,251st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 94 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and Niger, where 14 percent are found.

Wayama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wayama last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayamah9214/
Wayhama921/
Wayma9117/
Bayama83535/
Wayamo83269/
Weyama83245/
Waymah83102/
Wajama8390/
Wayima8357/
Wayema8336/
Wiyama8330/
Wayami8314/
Vayama834/
Wayuma833/
Wayame832/
Waiama832/
Wahyma831/
Uayama831/
Waymas830/
Huayama771,996/
Bayamma771,188/
Waiamau7724/
Vayamma7713/
Bayamea7711/
Bayamai778/
Wahyuma777/
Whaymah777/
Vayamat772/
Bayamah771/
Wayahmi771/
Wayamou771/
Wajamma771/
Wiyamay771/
Bayamaî771/
Vweyama771/
Waima731,365/
Bayma731,183/
Wauma7330/
Woyma7320/
Wajma7311/
Weyma736/
Waymi734/
Wayme733/
Weama733/
Vayma732/
Wahyumai7112/
Huayamay711/
Uhayamah711/
Vayamahe711/
Ueyama6733,967/
Wajima675,181/
Boyama67927/
Bajama67563/
Biyama67399/
Bayema67198/
Waimad67185/
Buyama67149/
Wiyema67147/
Baaima6794/
Bayima6790/
Waimau6777/
Bayami6768/
Bayoma6760/
Waimai6753/
Wuyame6752/
Beyama6747/
Bayamo6743/
Weamah6742/
Bayuma6741/
Woyame6732/
Waimah6729/
Wiyamo6728/
Wahuma6726/
Wayemo6721/
Waiame6719/
Weyuma6716/
Wajami6714/
Weyema6712/
Weyamo6710/
Bayame678/
Baayma677/
Viyama677/
Vajama676/
Huayma676/
Waiamo676/
Uoyama675/
Woyima675/
Wajuma675/
Byyama674/
Woyoma674/
Wayeme674/
Wiyame674/
Waiuma673/
Baiama673/
Voyama673/
Wayemi673/
Vayame672/
Wiyami672/
Wheama672/
Weahma672/
Weymah672/
Vayima672/
Wayimi672/
Woyema672/
Weyoma672/
Woyamo672/
Waitma671/
Waumaa671/
Uajama671/
Waymie671/
Waymoh671/
Weamea671/
Waimma671/
Baymay671/
Weyami671/
Veyama671/
Vayuma671/
Waamei671/
Wayomi671/
Wayumi671/
Whaima671/
Waehma671/
Waemay671/
Waymet670/

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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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  • 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 Wayama
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