Weyao Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Weyao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weyao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1671:276,52618,122
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220

Weyao Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Weyao Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Weyao is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weyao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,222,957th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name Weyao is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Weyao reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Weyao is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 276,526. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 92 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 2 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Weyao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Weyao last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weao8942/
Wiyao80445/
Weiya80444/
Beyao80270/
Weyea8073/
Wuyao8034/
Weiyo8027/
Wayao8024/
Weyoa8012/
Weyya807/
Woyao803/
Weuya802/
Weaho801/
Weiao801/
Weyia801/
Wiyaou73946/
Weihao7342/
Weyeah7319/
Weeyea738/
Wheyea736/
Weyuho735/
Wehyea733/
Weiyah732/
Woyaou731/
Wayaho731/
Beeyao731/
Weyyat731/
Weaosh730/
Veao6749/
Wauo6739/
Beao6730/
Weaa6710/
Weiyass672/
Wuea671/
Wueo671/

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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 Weyao
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