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 occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wayaye is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wayaye reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Wayaye
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