Wayua Surname

35,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wayua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya14,7271:3,136485
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Wayua (4,849) may also be a first name.

Wayua Last Name Facts

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

Wayua is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayua? popularity and diffusion

Wayua is the 35,819th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 494,742 people. The last name Wayua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wayua reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wayua is also the 98,075th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 4,849 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 14,727 people, or 1 in 3,136. In Kenya Wayua is primarily found in: Machakos County, where 31 percent reside, Makueni County, where 23 percent reside and Kitui County, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside and Tunisia, where 0 percent reside.

Wayua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wayua surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wayahua832/
Wahyhua831/
Bayua80123/
Wauwa8090/
Wawua8029/
Wayva8022/
Waywa805/
Wauva805/
Wauba803/
Wayuo803/
Waiua802/
Wajua802/
Wahyubah777/
Wayuwach774/
Wayuwhap771/
Wayuvach771/
Wayiva731,040/
Wayway73169/
Wayowa7366/
Wauwau7345/
Waybah7330/
Wayeba7325/
Wauswa7323/
Wayavo7318/
Bayuba7312/
Wayawa7310/
Vayuah7310/
Wahuwa737/
Bayuha733/
Wayoba732/
Bayuva732/
Wayawo732/
Wayiwa732/
Wauhba731/
Wiyoua731/
Wahyba731/
Vayuva731/
Wayuweach712/
Wawa6718,450/
Huayhua6713,309/
Bayubay673,541/
Wava67977/
Wayaway67231/
Wathuat6742/
Wahyoba676/
Vayuvas674/
Waichua674/
Wasuapp674/
Waybhay672/
Waiywat671/
Vayuwat671/
Wayiway671/
Wajubaa671/
Wayaboi671/
Wayebai671/
Waihuwa671/
Wahasua671/
Waishua671/
Waisuha671/
Bayuhay671/
Wayawat671/
Wachuas670/
Weyehua670/

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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 Wayua
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