Wuya Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4161:425,82422,047
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
China51:273,464,31313,838
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wuya (3,656) may also be a first name.

Wuya Last Name Facts

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

Wuya has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wuya is the 474,151st most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,322,303 people. The surname Wuya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wuya live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wuya is also the 116,765th most common first name internationally It is held by 3,656 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 425,824. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 17 percent reside, Bauchi, where 17 percent reside and Plateau, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Wuya is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Wuya Last Name Statistics demography

Wuya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuyah89590/
Wuaya8936/
Wuiya896/
Wuyha892/
Wuuya892/
Wuyau891/
Wuyaz891/
Wuy86114/
Wujaya8067/
Wouyah803/
Wuyaya801/
Wuyaja801/
Wuhaya801/
Waya7517,799/
Weya7517,420/
Buya7510,191/
Wiya752,220/
Woya75868/
Wuye75379/
Wuyo75221/
Vuya75190/
Uiya75176/
Wuyi7577/
Uoya7530/
Wuja7526/
Wuaa757/
Wuey756/
Wuia755/
Uaya753/
Wu'a752/
Wuhy751/
Wyja751/
Wuoy751/
Wuay751/
Wuyp751/
Vwuy751/
Whuy751/
Wuea751/
Wyia751/
Wuyh750/
Wiyah671,110/
Woyah67862/
Wahya67800/
Huaya67760/
Vuiya67559/
Oueya67340/
Wayah67264/
Hwaya67221/
Buyaa67154/
Vuyaa6794/
Vuhya6786/
Vouya6766/
Wujas6765/
Buuya6752/
Whaya6746/
Ueyae6744/
Woyaa6743/
Woyat6739/
Wujah6735/
Wooya6732/
Weyah6732/
Huiya6724/
Wiyaz6721/
Woyap6719/
Wuhyi6715/
Wujad6715/
Weyau6714/
Wouha6711/
Wijya6710/
Huoya6710/
Wuuyo6710/
Wyjad679/
Wouja679/
Wyjas677/
Wyjah677/
Wuaye677/
Wujaś675/
Wayha674/
Vuyas673/
Hueya673/
Wuyed673/
Vhuya672/
Wihya672/
Buoya672/
Wuyeh672/
Vueya672/
Weyha672/
Hwiya672/
Buyha672/
Uhoya672/
Wayaa672/
Wohya672/
Vuyaz671/
Woyad671/
Wuyee671/
Wweya671/
Weyaa671/
Vauya671/
Vwiya671/
Wueah671/
Vuyah671/
Whuye671/
Wuhea671/
Uoyah671/
Uiyad671/
Ueyas671/
Wauyi671/
Vuyad671/
Vuyat671/
Vuaya671/
Wuiia671/
Wuytz671/
Wouhouya671/
Wueia671/
Vweya671/
Wuyet671/
Wuyip671/
Wuaji671/
Vwuyt671/
Wauja671/
Whhuy671/
Uayat671/
Wuayt671/
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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 Wuya
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