Wiyau Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wiyau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Wiyau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiyau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiyau is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiyau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Wiyau reside; 78 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Wiyau is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Wiyau is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 86 percent reside and Madang, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and South Sudan, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiyaou | 91 | 946 | / |
| Waiyahu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Waiyu | 80 | 436 | / |
| Wayau | 80 | 182 | / |
| Waiau | 80 | 167 | / |
| Biyau | 80 | 77 | / |
| Weiyu | 80 | 67 | / |
| Weyau | 80 | 14 | / |
| Viyau | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wuyau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waiyaaut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waiyaaud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Biyaou | 73 | 197 | / |
| Wuiyue | 73 | 83 | / |
| Woiyue | 73 | 35 | / |
| Weyaus | 73 | 31 | / |
| Waiaua | 73 | 11 | / |
| Weiyue | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weihau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Waihau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Waijyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiyue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiyut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woiahu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biyauy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woyaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woiyou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyaud | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wayaud | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wuyu | 67 | 376 | / |
| Woyu | 67 | 92 | / |
| Weihaus | 67 | 27 | / |
| Viyahut | 67 | 26 | / |
| Weyu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wiju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wuiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Biyahou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwuiyue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waihaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyhaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whieyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayahut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiohau | 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 Wiyau
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