Wiyah Surname
Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname
Wiyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,095 | 1:120,776 | 12,188 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wiyah (1,908) may also be a first name.
Wiyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wiyah is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiyah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 332,973rd most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,565,357 people. Wiyah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wiyah are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 173,946th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,908 people.
Wiyah is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,095 people, or 1 in 120,776. In Indonesia Wiyah is primarily found in: East Java, where 15 percent live, Riau, where 14 percent live and Lampung, where 11 percent live. Not including Indonesia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiya | 89 | 2,220 | / |
| Woyah | 80 | 862 | / |
| Wuyah | 80 | 590 | / |
| Wayah | 80 | 264 | / |
| Weiah | 80 | 171 | / |
| Wiyeh | 80 | 125 | / |
| Weyah | 80 | 32 | / |
| Wiyoh | 80 | 29 | / |
| Viyah | 80 | 25 | / |
| Wiyaz | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wijah | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wieah | 80 | 16 | / |
| Woiah | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wijya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Waiah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wyjah | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wuiya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wihya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hwiya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weiyh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vwiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woyach | 73 | 130 | / |
| Woeyah | 73 | 34 | / |
| Weiysh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Wayahs | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wouyah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wahyah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wiyoch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hwijah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Viyach | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waiach | 73 | 2 | / |
| Viyash | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wiyatt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woyath | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wheyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Viyaph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whoyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whayah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyath | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weah | 67 | 31,589 | / |
| Biya | 67 | 19,980 | / |
| Waya | 67 | 17,799 | / |
| Weya | 67 | 17,420 | / |
| Wahu | 67 | 5,861 | / |
| Wiyo | 67 | 2,829 | / |
| Weyh | 67 | 2,278 | / |
| Wija | 67 | 2,025 | / |
| Viya | 67 | 1,855 | / |
| Weih | 67 | 1,625 | / |
| Waia | 67 | 1,159 | / |
| Woya | 67 | 868 | / |
| Wuya | 67 | 706 | / |
| Wahy | 67 | 424 | / |
| Wayh | 67 | 216 | / |
| Uiya | 67 | 176 | / |
| Wiye | 67 | 173 | / |
| Woia | 67 | 160 | / |
| Weia | 67 | 126 | / |
| Waih | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wiea | 67 | 32 | / |
| Waiy | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wijjaya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Woiy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weiy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wauh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wuia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wahayah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wajh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wiey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woyasch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahj | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Weyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Wiyah
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