Wayaya Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wayaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wayaya (41) may also be a first name.

Wayaya Last Name Facts

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

Wayaya is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wayaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,497,948th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Wayaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wayaya are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held given name in the world, held by 41 people.

Wayaya is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Wayaya Last Name Statistics demography

Wayaya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.64% less than the national average, earning R 65,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayahya92153/
Wahyaya921/
Wayaiya921/
Bayaya831,984/
Wayiya83128/
Wayayo8374/
Wayeya8352/
Wiyaya8337/
Wayuya834/
Wuyaya831/
Vayaya831/
Weyaya831/
Wayayoh7765/
Wiyahya7752/
Wijayaa7727/
Bayaiya773/
Wiyayah772/
Vayauya771/
Vayayas771/
Wajayia771/
Bayayay771/
Wahyayo771/
Wayeeya771/
Weaya736/
Biyaya671,519/
Bayoya671,128/
Beyaya67739/
Bayeya67240/
Boyaya67185/
Wajaya6794/
Buyaya6791/
Wojaya6786/
Wiyaja6779/
Wujaya6767/
Vuyaya6754/
Wajiya6752/
Bayiya6750/
Bayuya6716/
Wayuyo679/
Weayea679/
Vayiya676/
Bayayo674/
Wyjaya674/
Waeyah674/
Bayaia673/
Wayoyo673/
Viyaya672/
Vayayo672/
Weayah672/
Wejaya672/
Wayeyo671/
Vayeya671/
Weyayo671/
Wajaia671/
Wuyaja671/
Bayaja671/

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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 Wayaya
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