Wayrah Surname
Approximately 1,122 people bear this surname
Wayrah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 925 | 1:3,784 | 354 |
| Djibouti | 175 | 1:5,228 | 394 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wayrah (365) may also be a first name.
Wayrah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayrah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wayrah is found in Somaliland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wayrah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayrah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 330,130th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 6,495,139 people. The surname Wayrah is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wayrah reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Wayrah is also the 455,540th most frequent first name globally, borne by 365 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Somaliland, where it is borne by 925 people, or 1 in 3,784. Apart from Somaliland this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Djibouti, where 16 percent live and Somalia, where 1 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 Wayrah
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