Wayo Surname

64,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,2561:8,2991,130
Nigeria3,2281:54,8774,168
Papua New Guinea2141:38,1014,596
Thailand1921:367,90864,616
Pakistan1671:1,069,72413,491
Uganda1431:273,00219,668
Niger1351:142,1635,288
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Cameroon651:319,52429,358
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Togo91:805,3086,372
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Wayo (8,666) may also be a first name.

Wayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wayo is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 64,126th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 933,583 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wayo reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 67,405th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 8,666 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 3,256 people, or 1 in 8,299. Excluding Ghana Wayo occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 41 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Wayo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Wayo surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Wayo earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning $35,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whayo891,466/
Hwayo89541/
Wahyo89385/
Wayoh8924/
Wawyo8915/
Wajyo895/
Wayho894/
Wayoo893/
Wayuo893/
Way8646,255/
Wayowa8066/
Waihyo807/
Wuayoe805/
Hwajyo804/
Wahayo802/
Wahyod802/
Whayou801/
Wahjyo801/
Wahyoh801/
Bayo7581,954/
Waya7517,799/
Waye755,356/
Wayi752,922/
Wiyo752,829/
Wayu751,756/
Woyo751,490/
Vayo751,364/
Wajo75849/
Wahy75424/
Waay75282/
Wuyo75221/
Wayh75216/
Whay75197/
Weyo75137/
Waio7575/
Hway7561/
Waiy7529/
Wayß7516/
Wgay7512/
Wayy754/
Wajy751/
Wayp751/
Wayé751/
Wayś751/
Wuay751/
Waytowa731/
Wahyu6732,046/
Bayuo671,203/
Wahya67800/
Wayee67333/
Wayah67264/
Hwaya67221/
Waiho67204/
Wayhs67181/
Wahay67150/
Wahyi67132/
Wayyi67129/
Wayeh67121/
Wayie67111/
Wayts67109/
Wayih6763/
Wahio6763/
Whaya6746/
Wuaya6736/
Wajoh6730/
Waioo6730/
Wiyoh6729/
Bayoo6726/
Wahyd6725/
Vayos6725/
Wayuu6724/
Waiyi6720/
Wahjo6717/
Waysz6715/
Wahye6714/
Hwayi6713/
Wayii6713/
Woyoh6713/
Wahey6712/
Wuuyo6710/
Vayou679/
Wayhu678/
Waaye678/
Whaye677/
Wuaye677/
Waytz676/
Wahys675/
Wayha674/
Vayoh674/
Vaiyo673/
Vayoo673/
Waych672/
Bayho672/
Wajiy672/
Hwaye672/
Wayhe672/
Wayaa672/
Huayo672/
Wohyo672/
Wahiy671/
Wajoo671/
Wajyh671/
Waysh671/
Wayys671/
Whayi671/
Weeyo671/
Way's671/
Wauyi671/
Whiyo671/
Waiou671/
Wajyd671/
Vwaye671/
Wayuh671/
Waioh671/
Wuayt671/
Wayht670/
Wayds670/
Wayzs670/

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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 Wayo
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