Wayoe Surname

298,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wayoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,2471:21,6692,663
England101:5,571,806158,774
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Wayoe (228) may also be a first name.

Wayoe Last Name Facts

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

Wayoe has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayoe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 298,377th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,711,243 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wayoe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wayoe is also the 594,918th most common first name world-wide, held by 228 people.

The last name Wayoe is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,247 people, or 1 in 21,669. Not including Ghana this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent reside.

Wayoe Last Name Statistics demography

Wayoe earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahyoe9163/
Wuayoe915/
Waye895,356/
Waoe8910/
Wayoi80815/
Waiye80448/
Wayie80111/
Wayae8076/
Wayoy8049/
Woyoe8027/
Waaye808/
Whaye807/
Wayeu805/
Wayye804/
Wayhe802/
Hwaye802/
Vwaye801/
Wahoe801/
Wayei801/
Waayer73177/
Wahjoe7332/
Wahyee7326/
Wayeye7321/
Waheye7313/
Wayehe7312/
Wehaye7312/
Wahyoa7310/
Wayier739/
Waiyee737/
Wayyes736/
Wayoha735/
Wajaye735/
Wayaye734/
Waya'e732/
Wayihe732/
Waayea732/
Wayahe731/
Wuhaye731/
Hwayje731/
Waeyoh731/
Wayhie731/
Waihoe731/
Hwajye731/
Wahyae731/
Vaye674,592/
Wowe671,778/
Wawe671,754/
Weay67487/
Woie67482/
Woye67472/
Weye67436/
Wuye67379/
Waie67276/
Weoe6736/
Vaoe6728/
Weae6715/
Waae676/
Wahaiyo674/
Waayees672/
Wahyaei671/
Waheyee671/
Wahayee671/
Wayeeae671/
Wahayie671/
Wahyayo671/
Wayijeh671/
Bayouhe671/
Waej671/
Wahyoui671/
Wheeyoe671/
Waweeyo671/

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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 Wayoe
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