Wayen Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wayen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Liberia261:169,55911,793
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
China31:455,773,85521,925
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wayen (152) may also be a first name.

Wayen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wayen is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayen? popularity and diffusion

Wayen is the 1,658,108th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 33 percent of Wayen live; 33 percent live in Oceania Islands and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wayen is also the 746,252nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 152 people.

The surname Wayen is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Wayen is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 41 percent are found, Bougainville, where 19 percent are found and Morobe, where 19 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 23 percent are found and Liberia, where 22 percent are found.

Wayen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wayen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wayen last name decreased 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wayen Last Name Statistics demography

Wayen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayeen9116/
Wayene916/
Wayend911/
Wahyen911/
Wayent910/
Wayn89204/
Wahyehn832/
Wayssen830/
Bayen8041,566/
Wayne8027,121/
Wayan802,428/
Weyen80502/
Wayem80466/
Waien80122/
Wayon80105/
Woyen8098/
Wayun8075/
Wayin8071/
Wiyen8063/
Wyenn8034/
Vayen8026/
Wawen8023/
Waiyn8011/
Waenn807/
Wøyen807/
Waynd807/
Wajen806/
Whyen804/
Wuyen804/
Whayn803/
Waynn803/
Wayán801/
Wyien801/
Wayyn801/
Wayengue771/
Wahyan73225/
Whayne73219/
Wahyun73187/
Wayane73187/
Weyten73160/
Waajen7361/
Wuyten7340/
Wajsen7333/
Wahyon7332/
Wawene7324/
Whayan7321/
Waynne7319/
Wayhan7313/
Wausen739/
Waihen739/
Waicen738/
Bayeen737/
Weyent737/
Whayon735/
Wajcen735/
Waieen735/
Woyten734/
Wayine733/
Wayneh733/
Bayenn732/
Weyend732/
Wahyne732/
Wayeem732/
Wehyen732/
Wheyen732/
Wayone732/
Waiene732/
Wajeen732/
Hwayne731/
Hwayun731/
Bayhen731/
Wooyen731/
Woeyen731/
Woyehn731/
Whawen731/
Wayhin731/
Wayinn731/
Weycen731/
Vauyen731/
Wahein731/
Wajene731/
Wuayem731/
Wayhon731/
Wauwen731/
Wawien731/
Wayint731/
Waiyne731/
Waient731/
Wain6711,253/
Wein676,785/
Weyn671,198/
Wean67638/
Waun67623/
Bayn67516/
Vayn67377/
Wajn6788/
Wayanne6786/
Weun6736/
Vaen6726/
Wayandt6722/
Waissen6719/
Vyen676/
Weyenth673/
Wautten672/
Wohyeng672/
Wayhine672/
Weyendt671/
Wawegne671/
Whaieng671/
Waihene671/
Wouyeng671/
Woyegne671/
Woyemne671/
Beauyen671/
Wawenne671/
Wayhung671/
Wauseng671/
Waiseng671/
Wooyeng671/
Wuyn671/
Huaysen671/
Hwaieng671/
Wahaven670/
Vayenne670/
Weyhend670/
Wausent670/

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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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  • 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 Wayen
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