Wiye Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Wiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 116 | 1:70,291 | 9,164 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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
Wiye is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,305,105th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname Wiye is primarily found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Wiye live; 68 percent live in Oceania Islands and 68 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wiye is also the 769,375th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 144 people.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 70,291. In Papua New Guinea Wiye is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 64 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 19 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 9 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiyeh | 89 | 125 | / |
| Wiyee | 89 | 9 | / |
| Whiye | 89 | 6 | / |
| Whiyee | 80 | 106 | / |
| Wiyess | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiyett | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waye | 75 | 5,356 | / |
| Biye | 75 | 4,934 | / |
| Wije | 75 | 4,142 | / |
| Wiyo | 75 | 2,829 | / |
| Wiya | 75 | 2,220 | / |
| Woie | 75 | 482 | / |
| Woye | 75 | 472 | / |
| Weye | 75 | 436 | / |
| Wuye | 75 | 379 | / |
| Waie | 75 | 276 | / |
| Weie | 75 | 87 | / |
| Wiej | 75 | 55 | / |
| Viye | 75 | 42 | / |
| Wiea | 75 | 32 | / |
| Waiy | 75 | 29 | / |
| Woiy | 75 | 9 | / |
| Weiy | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wyie | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wiey | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wyye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hwye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wuie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weihe | 67 | 3,251 | / |
| Wieja | 67 | 1,117 | / |
| Wiyah | 67 | 1,110 | / |
| Weyhe | 67 | 602 | / |
| Wayee | 67 | 333 | / |
| Wehye | 67 | 258 | / |
| Woyee | 67 | 223 | / |
| Weiyi | 67 | 121 | / |
| Wayeh | 67 | 121 | / |
| Wayie | 67 | 111 | / |
| Waihe | 67 | 86 | / |
| Woyie | 67 | 80 | / |
| Wojie | 67 | 69 | / |
| Weies | 67 | 66 | / |
| Woyeh | 67 | 56 | / |
| Vhiye | 67 | 43 | / |
| Wawie | 67 | 37 | / |
| Weeye | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wheye | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wiyoh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Weyeh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Weyee | 67 | 26 | / |
| Weije | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wiyaz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Waiyi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Weyep | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wieah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wahye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Whoie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wujie | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wijya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waiee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waaye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Whaye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wuaye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wajie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wuiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weyet | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wejie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Whiie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wijje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wijeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hweye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wowie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wuyed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wouie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wihya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuyeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bijye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wajiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wijie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wayhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weiyh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wieia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Viyeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woyep | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woyet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vijye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wooye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wa'ie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyies | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiies | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whieh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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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