Wayan Surname
Approximately 2,428 people bear this surname
Wayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,183 | 1:85,578 | 14,868 |
| Indonesia | 1,069 | 1:123,713 | 12,465 |
| Pakistan | 45 | 1:3,969,864 | 28,516 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Wayán (1) are calculated separately.
Wayan (419,228) may also be a first name.
Wayan Demographics
Average Wayan Salary in
United States
$41,038 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wayan (Hindi: वायान, Marathi: वायन) is found most in The Philippines. It may also appear as a variant: Wayán. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wayan is the 176,301st most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,001,460 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Wayan reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Wayan is also the 2,444th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 419,228 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,183 people, or 1 in 85,578. In The Philippines it is most common in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 37 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 21 percent are found and Davao Region, where 17 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this surname exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 44 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.
Wayan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wayan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wayan surname grew 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wayan Last Name Statistics demography
Wayan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $41,038 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wayan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wayan in the Hindi language | ||
| वायान | vayana | - |
| Wayan in the Marathi language | ||
| वायन | vayana | - |
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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 Wayan
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