Wayya Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Wayya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Wayya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wayya is found most in Niger. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wayya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. Wayya is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Wayya live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 799,667. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 92 percent live, Dosso Region, where 4 percent live and Zinder Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Niger it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayyas | 91 | 47 | / |
| Wayyah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Waayyad | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bayya | 80 | 5,151 | / |
| Waiya | 80 | 2,001 | / |
| Vayya | 80 | 140 | / |
| Wayia | 80 | 92 | / |
| Wayea | 80 | 63 | / |
| Wayao | 80 | 24 | / |
| Waaya | 80 | 16 | / |
| Weyya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wajya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wayyo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wyayy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahayyah | 77 | 244 | / |
| Waayyash | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wya | 75 | 144 | / |
| Waiyah | 73 | 71 | / |
| Wayeah | 73 | 36 | / |
| Bayyay | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wahyoa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bayyaa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wahyua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wahyea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Waiyay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wayoha | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wayiah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bayyea | 73 | 5 | / |
| Baayya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bayyah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waayea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vayyaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wayaha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vayyat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whaiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waayay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayiae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyyat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bayhya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayuua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayaho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayjay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vayyad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwaiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiay | 67 | 319 | / |
| Waea | 67 | 143 | / |
| Waayash | 67 | 122 | / |
| Wyah | 67 | 76 | / |
| Wahyeah | 67 | 32 | / |
| Waua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Baheyya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wahayat | 67 | 11 | / |
| Weaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waoa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waiyahu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vayyatt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hwya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahyaei | 67 | 1 | / |
| W'Ya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayyaei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiyaat | 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 Wayya
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