Wayek Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wayek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wayek (8) may also be a first name.
Wayek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wayek is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wayek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Wayek is mostly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Wayek reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 8 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Wayek is mostly found in: Madang, where 80 percent live and West Sepik, where 20 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayeke | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wayak | 80 | 70 | / |
| Wayok | 80 | 65 | / |
| Weyek | 80 | 52 | / |
| Wajek | 80 | 32 | / |
| Wuyek | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wayuk | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wawek | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wayke | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wayik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayeg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waykh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vayek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wyjek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vwyek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiyk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waeck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vayeke | 73 | 349 | / |
| Huayek | 73 | 68 | / |
| Wayock | 73 | 53 | / |
| Wayake | 73 | 42 | / |
| Wayack | 73 | 39 | / |
| Waykeh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Waieke | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wahyok | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wayuke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uayeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyeck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woyeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouyek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bayeek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayouk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weik | 67 | 4,111 | / |
| Weak | 67 | 442 | / |
| Waik | 67 | 205 | / |
| Vaek | 67 | 94 | / |
| Wauk | 67 | 77 | / |
| Wajk | 67 | 51 | / |
| Woyk | 67 | 41 | / |
| Waiheke | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wuyk | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wejk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Weyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wayq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vayk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waggeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huayehk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uayk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wayek
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