Wiya Surname

190,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8891:83,1049,543
Thailand5921:119,32217,831
Papua New Guinea3781:21,5712,311
Indonesia1901:696,04854,032
Burkina Faso611:300,8545,356
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wiya (678) may also be a first name.

Wiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiya is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 190,196th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,282,678 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Wiya live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wiya is also the 318,141st most widespread forename on earth, held by 678 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 889 people, or 1 in 83,104. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Wiya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wiya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiyah891,110/
Wiyaz8921/
Wijya8910/
Wuiya896/
Wihya892/
Hwiya892/
Vwiya891/
Wiyatt802/
Biya7519,980/
Waya7517,799/
Weya7517,420/
Wiyo752,829/
Wija752,025/
Viya751,855/
Waia751,159/
Woya75868/
Wuya75706/
Uiya75176/
Wiye75173/
Woia75160/
Weia75126/
Wiea7532/
Waiy7529/
Woiy759/
Weiy758/
Wuia755/
Wiey753/
Wyja751/
Wyia751/
Wijjaya7310/
Wieja671,117/
Woyah67862/
Wahya67800/
Vijya67706/
Wuyah67590/
Vuiya67559/
Wayah67264/
Bijya67236/
Hwaya67221/
Vioya67200/
Viyas67173/
Weiah67171/
Wahia67170/
Vhiya67163/
Wiyeh67125/
Weiyi67121/
Weiha6780/
Whaya6746/
Woyaa6743/
Woyat6739/
Wuaya6736/
Wooya6732/
Weyah6732/
Wiyoh6729/
Viyah6725/
Huiya6724/
Waiyi6720/
Viyad6720/
Woyap6719/
Bihya6718/
Wijah6717/
Wieah6716/
Weyau6714/
Woiah6712/
Waiha6710/
Wohia6710/
Wyjad679/
Viyat679/
Wiyee679/
Wyjas677/
Waiah677/
Wyjah677/
Whiye676/
Vieya674/
Waaia674/
Wayha674/
Wehia672/
Weyha672/
Waiad672/
Wajiy672/
Vihya672/
Wuyha672/
Weiyh672/
Wuuya672/
Wayaa672/
Wieia672/
Wohya672/
Whija672/
Wahiy671/
Woyad671/
Wweya671/
Weyaa671/
Viyaz671/
Whiey671/
Wiiah671/
Wuyau671/
Viyap671/
Uiyad671/
Weiaa671/
Weiys671/
Whiyo671/
Waiaa671/
Wuiia671/
Wuyaz671/
Wueia671/
Vweya671/
Hwija671/
Weiat671/

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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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