Wayes Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wayes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Wayes (1,599) may also be a first name.

Wayes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wayes is found most in Indonesia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,828,462nd most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Wayes reside; 37 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 37 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wayes is also the 193,274th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 1,599 people.

The last name Wayes is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 3,480,242. In Indonesia Wayes is primarily concentrated in: Papua, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 9 percent are found.

Wayes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wayes has changed over time. In England it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wayes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wayes last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Wayes earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.86% less than the national average, earning $33,287 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayese914/
Wayesh911/
Ways891,032/
Wayeshe834/
Bayes807,054/
Waays802,494/
Wayas802,233/
Wayse80195/
Wayhs80181/
Wayss80124/
Wayts80109/
Wayis8064/
Waess8055/
Wawes8054/
Vayes8027/
Waeys8024/
Wyess8022/
Waies8017/
Wayce8017/
Wajes8017/
Waysz8015/
Wahys805/
Weyes804/
Wayus802/
Wayys801/
Wayez801/
Wayos801/
Waues801/
Way's801/
Waysh801/
Wayzs800/
Wyies800/
Wayds800/
Woyes800/
Wayise73273/
Waesch73189/
Wayase73135/
Wahyus73107/
Bayesh7383/
Waysse7319/
Wayuse7318/
Wawesh7314/
Wayahs7311/
Wayash738/
Wayseh736/
Wa'eis734/
Wahyas734/
Vayesh734/
Wawese733/
Wagges732/
Bayess732/
Waytts731/
Bayees731/
Waiess731/
Wuyese731/
Wayshe731/
Vayese731/
Wajesh731/
Wa'ays731/
Wiyess731/
Woyese731/
Waiest730/
Weis6743,949/
Wais6716,586/
Bays6710,741/
Vaes675,961/
Vays674,768/
Wajs673,097/
Weas67350/
Wejs67349/
Weys67225/
Waheesh67183/
Weus67156/
Uays6761/
Waus6753/
Wajeesh6752/
Woys6745/
Vyes6725/
Wayashe6720/
Wayß6716/
Wayz679/
Wues674/
Wiyesse671/
Waıs671/
Wayasse671/
Wayś671/

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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 Wayes
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