Wiyao Surname
Approximately 445 people bear this surname
Wiyao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Wiyao (7,689) may also be a first name.
Wiyao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiyao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiyao is held by more people in Togo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiyao? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 671,677th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 16,376,508 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wiyao reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 72,951st most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 7,689 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Togo, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 17,257. Not including Togo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiyaou | 91 | 946 | / |
| Waiya | 80 | 2,001 | / |
| Weiya | 80 | 444 | / |
| Waiyo | 80 | 403 | / |
| Weyao | 80 | 191 | / |
| Biyao | 80 | 149 | / |
| Woiya | 80 | 122 | / |
| Wuyao | 80 | 34 | / |
| Viyao | 80 | 27 | / |
| Weiyo | 80 | 27 | / |
| Woiyo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wayao | 80 | 24 | / |
| Wuiya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wiyoa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Waiao | 80 | 3 | / |
| Woyao | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weiao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biyaou | 73 | 197 | / |
| Waiyah | 73 | 71 | / |
| Weihao | 73 | 42 | / |
| Waihyo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Woiyah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Viyaho | 73 | 3 | / |
| Biyaoo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weiyah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wai'ao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whaiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayaho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woyaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huiyao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwaiya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waihao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waihaho | 67 | 57 | / |
| Weao | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wauo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wahaiyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Biyahou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weiyass | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waiyaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waihaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiyoho | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wiyao
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