Weiya Surname
Approximately 444 people bear this surname
Weiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 397 | 1:186,095 | 18,831 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Weiya (1,083) may also be a first name.
Weiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weiya is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Weiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Weiya is the 672,867th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. Weiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Weiya are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 242,643rd most widespread forename at a global level, held by 1,083 people.
The last name Weiya is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 186,095. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weiyah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Weiyass | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waiya | 80 | 2,001 | / |
| Beiya | 80 | 874 | / |
| Wiyao | 80 | 445 | / |
| Weyao | 80 | 191 | / |
| Woiya | 80 | 122 | / |
| Weyea | 80 | 73 | / |
| Weiyo | 80 | 27 | / |
| Weyoa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Weyya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Weija | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wuiya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wiyoa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wejia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Weuya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Veiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weiao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weyia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wia | 75 | 1,121 | / |
| Wya | 75 | 144 | / |
| Wiyaou | 73 | 946 | / |
| Waiyah | 73 | 71 | / |
| Weihao | 73 | 42 | / |
| Woiyea | 73 | 38 | / |
| Weijia | 73 | 27 | / |
| Weyeah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Weeyea | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wheyea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Woiyah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waiyay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wehyea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wejiay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weegia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wehgia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weijai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wejias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwaiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyyat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whaiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weah | 67 | 31,589 | / |
| Wiah | 67 | 5,780 | / |
| Wija | 67 | 2,025 | / |
| Wiay | 67 | 319 | / |
| Waea | 67 | 143 | / |
| Weha | 67 | 142 | / |
| Wyah | 67 | 76 | / |
| Wiha | 67 | 50 | / |
| Weao | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wiea | 67 | 32 | / |
| Weea | 67 | 26 | / |
| Weijahe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Weaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Baheiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wuia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waiyahu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wgea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wiaź | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wwya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiyaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wgia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weijeat | 67 | 1 | / |
| B'Heiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| H'Beiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| H'Weija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| W'Ya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| We'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouheiya | 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 Weiya
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