Wayao Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

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

Wayao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Wayao (20) may also be a first name.

Wayao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wayao is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Wayao live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 20 people.

The last name Wayao is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Wayao is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 91 percent are found, Hela, where 5 percent are found and Morobe, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayaho911/
Bayao802,389/
Waiya802,001/
Wiyao80445/
Waiyo80403/
Weyao80191/
Wayia8092/
Wayea8063/
Wayya8050/
Waayo8047/
Wuyao8034/
Waaya8016/
Wajya806/
Wayio806/
Wajyo805/
Woyao803/
Wayyo803/
Waiao803/
Vayao802/
Wajao801/
Wiyaou73946/
Waiyah7371/
Wayyas7347/
Wayeah7336/
Bayaou7312/
Wahyoa7310/
Wayiho739/
Waihyo737/
Wahyea736/
Wahyua736/
Wayoha735/
Wayyah735/
Wayiah735/
Hwajyo734/
Huayao733/
Wayouo733/
Waaiho732/
Wayaha732/
Waayea732/
Waiyaa731/
Waihao731/
Hwaayo731/
Hwaiya731/
Waayho731/
Waayah731/
Whaiya731/
Baya'o731/
Woyaou731/
Wahjyo731/
Wai'ao731/
Vayaho731/
Wayo'o731/
Wayiae731/
Wayuua731/
Waayash67122/
Waihaho6757/
Weao6742/
Wauo6739/
Wahyeah6732/
Waua6716/
Wahayat6711/
Weaa6710/
Wahyoho678/
Waayyad674/
Wahaiyo674/
Waiyaat671/
Waihaou671/
Vhayaou671/
Waiyoho671/

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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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  • 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 Wayao
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