Waykay Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Waykay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 75 | 1:58,780 | 5,161 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
Waykay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waykay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waykay is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waykay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,168,711th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waykay reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
Waykay is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 58,780. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Rivercess County, where 56 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 35 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nicaragua, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Waykay
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