Wiya Surname
Approximately 2,220 people bear this surname
Wiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 889 | 1:83,104 | 9,543 |
| Thailand | 592 | 1:119,322 | 17,831 |
| Papua New Guinea | 378 | 1:21,571 | 2,311 |
| Indonesia | 190 | 1:696,048 | 54,032 |
| Burkina Faso | 61 | 1:300,854 | 5,356 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Wiya (678) may also be a first name.
Wiya Demographics
Wiya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiya is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wiya is the 190,196th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,282,678 people. Wiya is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Wiya are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 318,141st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 678 people.
The last name Wiya is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 889 people, or 1 in 83,104. Apart from The DR Congo Wiya exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.
Wiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wiya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiyah | 89 | 1,110 | / |
| Wiyaz | 89 | 21 | / |
| Wijya | 89 | 10 | / |
| Wuiya | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wihya | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hwiya | 89 | 2 | / |
| Vwiya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wiyatt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Biya | 75 | 19,980 | / |
| Waya | 75 | 17,799 | / |
| Weya | 75 | 17,420 | / |
| Wiyo | 75 | 2,829 | / |
| Wija | 75 | 2,025 | / |
| Viya | 75 | 1,855 | / |
| Waia | 75 | 1,159 | / |
| Woya | 75 | 868 | / |
| Wuya | 75 | 706 | / |
| Uiya | 75 | 176 | / |
| Wiye | 75 | 173 | / |
| Woia | 75 | 160 | / |
| Weia | 75 | 126 | / |
| Wiea | 75 | 32 | / |
| Waiy | 75 | 29 | / |
| Woiy | 75 | 9 | / |
| Weiy | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wuia | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wiey | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wyja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wyia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wijjaya | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wieja | 67 | 1,117 | / |
| Woyah | 67 | 862 | / |
| Wahya | 67 | 800 | / |
| Vijya | 67 | 706 | / |
| Wuyah | 67 | 590 | / |
| Vuiya | 67 | 559 | / |
| Wayah | 67 | 264 | / |
| Bijya | 67 | 236 | / |
| Hwaya | 67 | 221 | / |
| Vioya | 67 | 200 | / |
| Viyas | 67 | 173 | / |
| Weiah | 67 | 171 | / |
| Wahia | 67 | 170 | / |
| Vhiya | 67 | 163 | / |
| Wiyeh | 67 | 125 | / |
| Weiyi | 67 | 121 | / |
| Weiha | 67 | 80 | / |
| Whaya | 67 | 46 | / |
| Woyaa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Woyat | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wuaya | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wooya | 67 | 32 | / |
| Weyah | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wiyoh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Viyah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Huiya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Waiyi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Viyad | 67 | 20 | / |
| Woyap | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bihya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wijah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wieah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Weyau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Woiah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Waiha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wohia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wyjad | 67 | 9 | / |
| Viyat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wiyee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wyjas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waiah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wyjah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Whiye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vieya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waaia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wayha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wehia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weyha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waiad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wajiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vihya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuyha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weiyh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuuya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wayaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wieia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wohya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viyap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuiia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wueia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiat | 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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- 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 Wiya
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