Wayang Surname
Approximately 3,032 people bear this surname
Wayang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,720 | 1:7,636 | 965 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Philippines | 101 | 1:1,002,359 | 86,102 |
| Indonesia | 87 | 1:1,520,106 | 102,006 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
Wayang (695) may also be a first name.
Wayang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wayang is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayang? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 146,266th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,403,544 people. Wayang is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wayang live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Chadic Africa. Wayang is also the 313,557th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 695 people.
The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,720 people, or 1 in 7,636. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: North Region, where 46 percent live, Far North Region, where 37 percent live and Centre Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayng | 91 | 2 | / |
| Bayang | 83 | 13,023 | / |
| Woyang | 83 | 2,263 | / |
| Wuyang | 83 | 795 | / |
| Wayong | 83 | 661 | / |
| Waiang | 83 | 176 | / |
| Wayeng | 83 | 102 | / |
| Weyang | 83 | 36 | / |
| Wiyang | 83 | 30 | / |
| Wajang | 83 | 20 | / |
| Waying | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wayung | 83 | 11 | / |
| Vayang | 83 | 9 | / |
| Waihang | 77 | 12 | / |
| Huayang | 77 | 10 | / |
| Waujang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hwayong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wooyang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waiaung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wayhung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wayanke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wueyang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bayng | 73 | 3,343 | / |
| Waing | 73 | 659 | / |
| Waung | 73 | 261 | / |
| Weang | 73 | 42 | / |
| Woyng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huhayang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wayengue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bayong | 67 | 1,813 | / |
| Wajong | 67 | 981 | / |
| Bayeng | 67 | 850 | / |
| Bajang | 67 | 526 | / |
| Biyang | 67 | 483 | / |
| Boyang | 67 | 286 | / |
| Buyang | 67 | 202 | / |
| Beyang | 67 | 188 | / |
| Waieng | 67 | 166 | / |
| Wajeng | 67 | 114 | / |
| Bayung | 67 | 86 | / |
| Wijang | 67 | 70 | / |
| Wahung | 67 | 62 | / |
| Baying | 67 | 36 | / |
| Woiang | 67 | 34 | / |
| Woyeng | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wajung | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wujang | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wuying | 67 | 14 | / |
| Weyeng | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hwaung | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wiyong | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wajing | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wuyong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vaiang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wejang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woying | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wehang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baiang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weyong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whaung | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waiank | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woyong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woyank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wieang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wieyng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viyang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waengk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baaing | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wayang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis