Wayness Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wayness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
Scotland61:892,30328,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553

Wayness (64) may also be a first name.

Wayness Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wayness is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wayness click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayness? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wayness reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles. Wayness is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 64 people.

The last name Wayness is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England it is mostly found in: Warwickshire, where 50 percent reside and West Midlands, where 50 percent reside. Besides England this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 27 percent reside.

Wayness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wayness has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Wayness surname decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyness921,261/
Waynes92136/
Waness9212/
Wanesse86210/
Bayness8673/
Wainess8659/
Wasness8649/
Wagness8643/
Wamness8615/
Vayness868/
Whaynes863/
Wynesss861/
Wynness860/
Weyness860/
Wanness860/
Wanes831,157/
Wynes83832/
Wangness8063/
Weanness801/
Wannesse801/
Waugness800/
Baynes778,122/
Wanees771,416/
Vaness771,060/
Winess77718/
Waines77526/
Wanies77294/
Wagnes77121/
Wannes7796/
Whynes7769/
Weness7766/
Waniss7738/
Vaynes7738/
Baness7736/
Wamnes7730/
Wynnes7721/
Waneis7713/
Wahnes779/
Waneus775/
Weynes775/
Waynez773/
Hwynes772/
Wasnes772/
Wane's771/
Wanese771/
Wanets771/
Wanest771/
Waenes771/
Wynees770/
Byness770/
Vanness714,194/
Vanesse711,221/
Bayones71217/
Bayanes71171/
Wannies71162/
Wayunis71153/
Wigness71137/
Wagnest7184/
Vanhess7175/
Winness7140/
Wanisse7110/
Wenness719/
Wanetse719/
Banness717/
Bayunes716/
Bayines714/
Vagness713/
Waneshe713/
Weiness712/
Bainess711/
Wainesj711/
Waitnes711/
Waynice711/
Vaynesh711/
Huaynes711/
Vayanes711/
Wagnesz711/
Wanesch711/
Winesse711/
Wagnesh711/
Bauness710/
Baynnes710/
Vauness710/
Wynetts710/
Wuhanes710/
Wesness710/
Wanis6712,207/
Wines677,470/
Banes673,950/
Vanes673,614/
Bynes671,353/
Wanys67953/
Wenes67320/
Wahyunis67158/
Wanex67128/
Wayenece6769/
Vannesse6758/
Vangness6754/
Wanez6719/
Weineiss679/
Vynes676/
Woynesht674/
Wynez671/
Wynis671/
Wathnest671/
Vayanets671/
Uanes671/
Wayénèce671/
Boweness671/
Witnesst671/
Weynesht671/
Vausness670/
Wagnetts670/

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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 Wayness
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