Wiyen Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

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

Wiyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091

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

Wiyen is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiyen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,414,640th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is mostly found 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. Wiyen is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 13 people.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon Wiyen is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 89 percent are found, West Region, where 5 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 41 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biyen806,192/
Weyen80502/
Wøien80210/
Weien80194/
Wijen80170/
Waien80122/
Wayen80120/
Woyen8098/
Wiyan8049/
Wyenn8034/
Viyen8029/
Wiyon8013/
Waiyn8011/
Wøyen807/
Woien804/
Whyen804/
Wuyen804/
Wiyem802/
Wyien801/
Wuien801/
Weyten73160/
Weißen7369/
Wuyten7340/
Wiyane7328/
Woiten7320/
Weihen7320/
Wayeen7316/
Waihen739/
Waicen738/
Weyent737/
Wayene736/
Whiyon735/
Waieen735/
Woyten734/
Weyend732/
Woisen732/
Wehyen732/
Wheyen732/
Waiene732/
Woeyen731/
Waient731/
Waiyne731/
Wawien731/
Wooyen731/
Wayend731/
Whiien731/
Vijyen731/
Weycen731/
Wahyen731/
Woyehn731/
Wayent730/
Viyent730/
Wuiten730/
Wiyand730/
Vien6712,320/
Wain6711,253/
Wein676,785/
Weyn671,198/
Wijn67723/
Wean67638/
Woin67342/
Weisend67297/
Wayn67204/
Weisent6784/
Weitten6757/
Wuin6739/
Weiceng6739/
Weun6736/
Waissen6719/
Wuijten6717/
Weijten6716/
Weijsen679/
Vyen676/
Weyenth673/
Wohyeng672/
Wuitten672/
Wahyehn672/
Hweisen671/
Hweicen671/
Wiggenn671/
Wień671/
Weyendt671/
Hwaieng671/
Huiyeng671/
Wuyn671/
Wuiseng671/
Wuichen671/
Wooyeng671/
Waiseng671/
Wheihen671/
Wiyanne671/
Woyemne671/
Woyegne671/
Wouyeng671/
Waihene671/
Whaieng671/
Weihene671/
Wayssen670/
Weisenk670/
Weyhend670/

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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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  • 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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