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 last name Wayrah occurs more in Somaliland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayrah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 330,130th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,495,139 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wayrah reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 455,540th most frequent first name in the world, held by 365 people.
Wayrah is most commonly held in Somaliland, where it is carried by 925 people, or 1 in 3,784. Barring Somaliland this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Djibouti, where 16 percent are found and Somalia, where 1 percent are found.
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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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