Wiyai Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wiyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wiyai (11) may also be a first name.

Wiyai Last Name Facts

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

Wiyai occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wiyai.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiyai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Wiyai reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wiyai is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name Wiyai is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 1,740,121. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Papua, where 70 percent are found, Papua, where 18 percent are found and Southeast Sulawesi, where 12 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiyahi914/
Weyai80441/
Biyai80233/
Wayai80134/
Weiai8082/
Woiai8010/
Viyai809/
Woyai807/
Wijai805/
Wiyoa805/
Wiyay801/
Wiyaj801/
Wayahi73133/
Wauyai73112/
Weiyip7362/
Woiyea7338/
Weihai7335/
Vhiyai7330/
Wijahi7313/
Weyahi736/
Waiyay735/
Viyais734/
Viyaai731/
Wahyai731/
Weiyie731/
Woiyie731/
Wiyoyi731/
Whiyei731/
Wayiyi731/
Viyahi731/
Waiyaa731/
Woyiyi731/
Viyaip731/
Wejiyi731/
Weijai731/
Woyahi731/
Waie67276/
Weai6782/
Wiei672/
Weiaich671/
Wujieyi671/
Biyahai671/
Wahiaid671/
Wahyaei671/
Weyahid671/

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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 Wiyai
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