Wayau Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

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

Wayau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wayau (10) may also be a first name.

Wayau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wayau is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,263,456th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Wayau reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 72,801. In Papua New Guinea Wayau is mostly found in: Madang, where 34 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 23 percent reside and West Sepik, where 21 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 38 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayaud910/
Waiyahu835/
Wayahut831/
Wayou801,225/
Bayau801,056/
Waiyu80436/
Waiau80167/
Wajau8074/
Weyau8014/
Waeau8011/
Vayau8011/
Wiyau809/
Wayeu805/
Wayiu802/
Waaiu801/
Wayyu801/
Wayju801/
Wuyau801/
Waiyaaut771/
Waiyaaud771/
Wiyaou73946/
Waayuh73183/
Wauhau7365/
Weyaus7331/
Bayaou7312/
Waiaua7311/
Wahyou738/
Wahyhu737/
Wayyou736/
Waihau733/
Woyaou731/
Waiyut731/
Whayou731/
Waiyue731/
Waijyu731/
Weyaud730/
Wahyouh67477/
Wuyu67376/
Woyu6792/
Weyu6723/
Vayahut675/
Wahhyud673/
Waihaou671/
Weyhaus671/
Vhayaou671/
Waiohau671/
Wahyoui671/

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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 Wayau
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