Wayas Surname
Approximately 2,233 people bear this surname
Wayas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,467 | 1:120,752 | 7,970 |
| Philippines | 536 | 1:188,877 | 30,158 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Mexico | 45 | 1:2,758,360 | 22,009 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Wayas (338) may also be a first name.
Wayas Demographics
Average Wayas Salary in
United States
$45,418 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wayas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wayas (Hindi: व्यास, Marathi: यास) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 189,210th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,263,567 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Wayas live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 475,334th most common first name internationally It is held by 338 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,467 people, or 1 in 120,752. In Nigeria Wayas is most frequent in: Plateau, where 15 percent are found, Adamawa, where 11 percent are found and Kaduna, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Wayas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wayas last name are 45.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92% being registered to vote for the political party.
Wayas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $45,418 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayase | 91 | 135 | / |
| Wayahs | 91 | 11 | / |
| Wayash | 91 | 8 | / |
| Wahyas | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ways | 89 | 1,032 | / |
| Wayashe | 83 | 20 | / |
| Wayasse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bayas | 80 | 14,767 | / |
| Waais | 80 | 9,441 | / |
| Waays | 80 | 2,494 | / |
| Vayas | 80 | 1,614 | / |
| Wayse | 80 | 195 | / |
| Wayhs | 80 | 181 | / |
| Wayaz | 80 | 171 | / |
| Wayss | 80 | 124 | / |
| Wayts | 80 | 109 | / |
| Wayes | 80 | 102 | / |
| Wayis | 80 | 64 | / |
| Waeys | 80 | 24 | / |
| Waysz | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wajas | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wyjas | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wahys | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waias | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weyas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wiyas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wayus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wayos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Way's | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayaj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waysh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayds | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wayzs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vayase | 73 | 3,245 | / |
| Huayas | 73 | 489 | / |
| Wayise | 73 | 273 | / |
| Weyass | 73 | 162 | / |
| Wahyus | 73 | 107 | / |
| Bayash | 73 | 66 | / |
| Wajash | 73 | 40 | / |
| Weyaus | 73 | 31 | / |
| Woyasz | 73 | 22 | / |
| Waysse | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wayuse | 73 | 18 | / |
| Wiyase | 73 | 13 | / |
| Vayash | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wayseh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wayese | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waiahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waytts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vhayas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waaish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wa'ays | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wa'ais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bayass | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wais | 67 | 16,586 | / |
| Bays | 67 | 10,741 | / |
| Vays | 67 | 4,768 | / |
| Wajs | 67 | 3,097 | / |
| Weas | 67 | 350 | / |
| Weys | 67 | 225 | / |
| Uays | 67 | 61 | / |
| Vayashe | 67 | 60 | / |
| Waus | 67 | 53 | / |
| Woys | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wayß | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wayz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wahaish | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wayeshe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bahyash | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weyasse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woyasch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woyasse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waiasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waıs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayś | 67 | 1 | / |
Wayas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wayas in the Hindi language | ||
| व्यास | vyasa | - |
| Wayas in the Marathi language | ||
| यास | yasa | 81.25 |
| वायस | vayasa | 12.5 |
| वयस | vayasa | 6.25 |
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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 Wayas
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