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

The surname Wayama is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,453,389th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Wayama are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wayama is also the 980,251st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 94 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Niger, where 14 percent reside.

Wayama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily 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
  • 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 Wayama
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