Wiyen Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Wiyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
Wiyen (13) may also be a first name.
Wiyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wiyen occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiyen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,414,640th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Wiyen are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name on earth, held by 13 people.
The surname Wiyen is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 89 percent are found, West Region, where 5 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 41 percent are found.
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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 Wiyen
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