Wayuu Surname
4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda
Wayuu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayu | 89 | 1,756 | / |
| Wauu | 89 | 18 | / |
| Wahyu | 80 | 32,046 | / |
| Wajuu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wayhu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wayuo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wayue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wahuu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wayuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Way | 75 | 46,255 | / |
| Wau | 75 | 8,574 | / |
| Wahayu | 73 | 369 | / |
| Wahyuh | 73 | 15 | / |
| Waiuud | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wahyue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Whayou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayaud | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bayu | 67 | 35,925 | / |
| Waya | 67 | 17,799 | / |
| Wayo | 67 | 7,806 | / |
| Wahu | 67 | 5,861 | / |
| Waye | 67 | 5,356 | / |
| Wayi | 67 | 2,922 | / |
| Waiu | 67 | 441 | / |
| Wahy | 67 | 424 | / |
| Waju | 67 | 386 | / |
| Waay | 67 | 282 | / |
| Wayh | 67 | 216 | / |
| Whay | 67 | 197 | / |
| Vayu | 67 | 103 | / |
| Uayu | 67 | 95 | / |
| Hway | 67 | 61 | / |
| Waue | 67 | 31 | / |
| Waiy | 67 | 29 | / |
| Weyu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wayß | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wgay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wauh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hwau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wayy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wayś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahyudh | 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
- 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 Wayuu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis