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 last name Weiya is most common in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Weiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 672,867th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Weiya live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 242,643rd most frequent first name globally, held by 1,083 people.
Weiya is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 186,095. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found 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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