Wayehe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wayehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Wayehe (21) may also be a first name.

Wayehe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wayehe is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayehe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wayehe live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wayehe is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 90 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found and Liberia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayhe912/
Wyehe910/
Wahyee8326/
Wayeye8321/
Waiyee837/
Wayihe832/
Wayahe831/
Waye805,356/
Waayees772/
Wayijeh771/
Wahayee771/
Waheyee771/
Weihe733,251/
Wayoe731,276/
Weyhe73602/
Waiye73448/
Wayie73111/
Waihe7386/
Wayae7376/
Woehe7338/
Wajhe7311/
Wejhe7310/
Wiyee739/
Waaye738/
Whaye737/
Wayeu735/
Wayye734/
Hwaye732/
Vwaye731/
Weahe731/
Uayhe731/
Wayei731/
Weaeh731/
Wuehe731/
Wehey731/
Wyeeh731/
Wehei730/
Wehyee675,325/
Wejher67212/
Waayer67177/
Wayahi67133/
Whiyee67106/
Weyeye6729/
Whyiee6725/
Bayihe6716/
Waheyi6716/
Baiyeh6716/
Waheye6713/
Wajeha6713/
Wehaye6712/
Wijahe6710/
Wayier679/
Baayee678/
Woyeye676/
Wohyee676/
Wayyes676/
Woiyeh676/
Wajaye675/
Wuayoe675/
Wayoha675/
Wayaye674/
Wiyeer674/
Wehyie673/
Wajeje673/
Weiyee672/
Waweha672/
Waayea672/
Waya'e672/
Wuyeha672/
Woiyee672/
Wehjoe671/
Hwajye671/
Waihei671/
Wayhie671/
Weaeer671/
Wauhed671/
Wauher671/
Wahyae671/
Bahyee671/
Wehiee671/
Waeyoh671/
Waweie671/
Vaayeh671/
Wejahe671/
Wuhaye671/
Bayaeh671/
Bayyeh671/
Hwayje671/
Biyehe671/
Bayeei671/
Waheee671/
Weihie670/
Weaher670/

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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 Wayehe
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