Wayiah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wayiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
Wayiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wayiah is most common in Liberia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayiah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wayiah reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name Wayiah is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,102,134. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Bong County, where 25 percent live, Lofa County, where 25 percent live and Margibi County, where 25 percent live. Aside from Liberia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Somaliland, where 20 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
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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 Wayiah
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