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
The surname Wayek is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wayek.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayek? popularity and diffusion
Wayek is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Wayek is mostly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Wayek are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 8 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Wayek is most numerous in: Madang, where 80 percent live and West Sepik, where 20 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common 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
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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 Wayek
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