Wiyang Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

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

Wiyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wiyang Last Name Facts

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

Wiyang is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiyang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Wiyang are found; 87 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 87 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea Wiyang is mostly found in: Morobe, where 77 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 19 percent are found and East Sepik, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayang833,032/
Woyang832,263/
Wuyang83795/
Biyang83483/
Waiang83176/
Wijang8370/
Weyang8336/
Woiang8334/
Wiyong838/
Weiang831/
Wieyng831/
Viyang831/
Wieang831/
Waihang7712/
Huiyang779/
Weihang774/
Wihiang773/
Wijangc772/
Wooyang772/
Waiaung771/
Wueyang771/
Uihyang771/
Woing731,083/
Waing73659/
Waung73261/
Weing73106/
Weang7342/
Wuing737/
Wayng732/
Woyng731/
Bayang6713,023/
Biyong672,132/
Wajong67981/
Wayong67661/
Boyang67286/
Buyang67202/
Beyang67188/
Waieng67166/
Wajeng67114/
Wayeng67102/
Wahung6762/
Wujing6737/
Woyeng6723/
Wajang6720/
Wajung6719/
Wieynk6717/
Wujang6716/
Wuying6714/
Weyeng6713/
Waying6712/
Wayung6711/
Hwaung679/
Vayang679/
Wajing678/
Biyeng677/
Wuyong677/
Vaiang676/
Wejang676/
Woying674/
Wehang674/
Baiang673/
Whaung673/
Weyong673/
Wejing673/
Woyong672/
Weieng672/
Waiank672/
Woyank671/
Woingh671/
Wijing671/
Boiang671/
Buiang671/
Whyeng671/
Weineg671/
Uiyong671/
Waiing671/
Wheing671/
Waengk671/
Vieang671/

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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 Wiyang
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