Wayeye Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Wayeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Wayeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wayeye has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wayeye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayeye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Wayeye is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wayeye live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda Wayeye is most numerous in: Bulambuli District, where 88 percent live, Manafwa District, where 6 percent live and Mayuge District, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.
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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 Wayeye
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