Wayera Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Wayera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Wayera (16) may also be a first name.
Wayera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wayera is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayera? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wayera is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Wayera is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wayera are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Wayera is most frequent in: Manafwa District, where 75 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 8 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Wayera occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside and Namibia, where 7 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 Wayera
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