Wayuku Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Wayuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
Wayuku (15) may also be a first name.
Wayuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wayuku is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wayuku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayuku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Wayuku is predominantly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Wayuku live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wayuku is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.
It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahyuku | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wauku | 91 | 15 | / |
| Wayku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wajuku | 83 | 653 | / |
| Waukau | 83 | 156 | / |
| Wayeku | 83 | 16 | / |
| Wahuku | 83 | 3 | / |
| Waiuku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wayaku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wayiku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waytkus | 77 | 32 | / |
| Wayekus | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wayakup | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wahyaku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wouku | 73 | 29 | / |
| Waiku | 73 | 28 | / |
| Vauku | 73 | 17 | / |
| Vaykus | 67 | 42 | / |
| Beyuku | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wuyaku | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wajiku | 67 | 14 | / |
| Woukeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bayoku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waikui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaykuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baugku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajeku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayiku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyiku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuikou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajkut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waikuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiaku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waycup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vayaku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waikud | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wayuku
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