Wiye Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

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

Wiye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1161:70,2919,164
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wiye (144) may also be a first name.

Wiye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiye is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiye is the 1,305,105th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name Wiye is primarily found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Wiye reside; 68 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 68 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wiye is also the 769,375th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 144 people.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 70,291. In Papua New Guinea Wiye is most common in: West Sepik, where 64 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 19 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiyeh89125/
Wiyee899/
Whiye896/
Whiyee80106/
Wiyess801/
Wiyett800/
Waye755,356/
Biye754,934/
Wije754,142/
Wiyo752,829/
Wiya752,220/
Woie75482/
Woye75472/
Weye75436/
Wuye75379/
Waie75276/
Weie7587/
Wiej7555/
Viye7542/
Wiea7532/
Waiy7529/
Woiy759/
Weiy758/
Wyie756/
Wiey753/
Wyye752/
Hwye752/
Wuie751/
Vwye751/
Weihe673,251/
Wieja671,117/
Wiyah671,110/
Weyhe67602/
Wayee67333/
Wehye67258/
Woyee67223/
Weiyi67121/
Wayeh67121/
Wayie67111/
Waihe6786/
Woyie6780/
Wojie6769/
Weies6766/
Woyeh6756/
Vhiye6743/
Wawie6737/
Weeye6735/
Wheye6733/
Wiyoh6729/
Weyeh6727/
Weyee6726/
Weije6721/
Wiyaz6721/
Waiyi6720/
Weyep6716/
Wieah6716/
Wahye6714/
Whoie6713/
Wujie6712/
Wijya6710/
Waiee679/
Waaye678/
Whaye677/
Wuaye677/
Wajie677/
Wuiya676/
Weyet676/
Wejie676/
Whiie675/
Wijje675/
Wijeh675/
Hweye674/
Wowie674/
Wuyed673/
Wouie673/
Wihya672/
Wuyeh672/
Bijye672/
Hwiya672/
Wajiy672/
Wijie672/
Hwaye672/
Wayhe672/
Woeye672/
Weiyh672/
Wieia672/
Viyeh672/
Woyep672/
Woyet672/
Wahiy671/
Wuyee671/
Wyhie671/
Weiee671/
Weyed671/
Viyes671/
Whiey671/
Vwiya671/
Whaie671/
Weieh671/
Woiee671/
Whyie671/
Whuye671/
Whyye671/
Vijye671/
Woije671/
Weiys671/
Weyie671/
Whiyo671/
Wooye671/
Huiye671/
Vwaye671/
Whyeh671/
Wuyet671/
Wuije671/
Viyee671/
Wa'ie671/
Wyies670/
Wiies670/
Whieh670/

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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 Wiye
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