Wayaye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wayaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wayaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wayaye is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayaye? popularity and diffusion
Wayaye is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wayaye are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Wayaye is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.
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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 Wayaye
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