Wayo Surname
Approximately 7,806 people bear this surname
Wayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 3,256 | 1:8,299 | 1,130 |
| Nigeria | 3,228 | 1:54,877 | 4,168 |
| Papua New Guinea | 214 | 1:38,101 | 4,596 |
| Thailand | 192 | 1:367,908 | 64,616 |
| Pakistan | 167 | 1:1,069,724 | 13,491 |
| Uganda | 143 | 1:273,002 | 19,668 |
| Niger | 135 | 1:142,163 | 5,288 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| Cameroon | 65 | 1:319,524 | 29,358 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Wayo (8,666) may also be a first name.
Wayo Demographics
Wayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wayo is the 64,126th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 933,583 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wayo live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 67,405th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 8,666 people.
The last name Wayo is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 3,256 people, or 1 in 8,299. Not including Ghana it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 41 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Wayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Wayo surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whayo | 89 | 1,466 | / |
| Hwayo | 89 | 541 | / |
| Wahyo | 89 | 385 | / |
| Wayoh | 89 | 24 | / |
| Wawyo | 89 | 15 | / |
| Wajyo | 89 | 5 | / |
| Wayho | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wayoo | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wayuo | 89 | 3 | / |
| Way | 86 | 46,255 | / |
| Wayowa | 80 | 66 | / |
| Waihyo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wuayoe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hwajyo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wahayo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wahyod | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whayou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahjyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahyoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bayo | 75 | 81,954 | / |
| Waya | 75 | 17,799 | / |
| Waye | 75 | 5,356 | / |
| Wayi | 75 | 2,922 | / |
| Wiyo | 75 | 2,829 | / |
| Wayu | 75 | 1,756 | / |
| Woyo | 75 | 1,490 | / |
| Vayo | 75 | 1,364 | / |
| Wajo | 75 | 849 | / |
| Wahy | 75 | 424 | / |
| Waay | 75 | 282 | / |
| Wuyo | 75 | 221 | / |
| Wayh | 75 | 216 | / |
| Whay | 75 | 197 | / |
| Weyo | 75 | 137 | / |
| Waio | 75 | 75 | / |
| Hway | 75 | 61 | / |
| Waiy | 75 | 29 | / |
| Wayß | 75 | 16 | / |
| Wgay | 75 | 12 | / |
| Wayy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wajy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wayp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wayé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wayś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waytowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahyu | 67 | 32,046 | / |
| Bayuo | 67 | 1,203 | / |
| Wahya | 67 | 800 | / |
| Wayee | 67 | 333 | / |
| Wayah | 67 | 264 | / |
| Hwaya | 67 | 221 | / |
| Waiho | 67 | 204 | / |
| Wayhs | 67 | 181 | / |
| Wahay | 67 | 150 | / |
| Wahyi | 67 | 132 | / |
| Wayyi | 67 | 129 | / |
| Wayeh | 67 | 121 | / |
| Wayie | 67 | 111 | / |
| Wayts | 67 | 109 | / |
| Wayih | 67 | 63 | / |
| Wahio | 67 | 63 | / |
| Whaya | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wuaya | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wajoh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Waioo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wiyoh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bayoo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wahyd | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vayos | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wayuu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Waiyi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wahjo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Waysz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wahye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hwayi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wayii | 67 | 13 | / |
| Woyoh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wahey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wuuyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vayou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wayhu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waaye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Whaye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wuaye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waytz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahys | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wayha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vayoh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vaiyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vayoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waych | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bayho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wajiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wayhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wayaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huayo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wohyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Way's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wayds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wayzs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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