Wayra Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Wayra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 46 | 1:417,218 | 11,489 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wayra (117) may also be a first name.
Wayra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wayra occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayra? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wayra live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 864,112th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 117 people.
It is most common in Niger, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 417,218. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Agadez Region, where 39 percent live, Maradi Region, where 35 percent live and Zinder Region, where 17 percent live. Barring Niger it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.
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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 Wayra
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