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 is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wuya is the 474,151st most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,322,303 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wuya are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 116,765th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 3,656 people.

The last name Wuya is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 425,824. In Nigeria Wuya is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 17 percent are found, Bauchi, where 17 percent are found and Plateau, where 15 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

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/
Hwuyy671/

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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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