Wya Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Wya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 1:1,411,700 | 12,072 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Wya (99) may also be a first name.
Wya Demographics
Average Wya Salary in
United States
$18,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻱ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wya.
How Common Is The Last Name Wya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,471,719th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wya live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wya is also the 951,070th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 99 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria Wya is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 71 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent reside and Lagos, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 23 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent reside.
Wya Last Name Statistics demography
Wya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyah | 86 | 76 | / |
| Whya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Hwya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wyaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wwya | 86 | 1 | / |
| W'Ya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wyay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waiya | 75 | 2,001 | / |
| Weiya | 75 | 444 | / |
| Woiya | 75 | 122 | / |
| Wayia | 75 | 92 | / |
| Wayya | 75 | 50 | / |
| Waaya | 75 | 16 | / |
| Whyea | 75 | 13 | / |
| Wyahs | 75 | 8 | / |
| Weyya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wajya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wuiya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wyapp | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wyast | 75 | 3 | / |
| Woyia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weuya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weyia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wyach | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wyaht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wyayy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wyaee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wyats | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wyatz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bya | 67 | 3,894 | / |
| Wia | 67 | 1,121 | / |
| Vya | 67 | 834 | / |
| Waiyah | 67 | 71 | / |
| Wyo | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wayyas | 67 | 47 | / |
| Woyeah | 67 | 47 | / |
| Woiyea | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wyatts | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waiyay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wayyah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woiyah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wayiah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wyhatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waayea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weiyah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whyhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyattt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyaath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayiae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waayay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyats | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wyaatt | 67 | 0 | / |
Wya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻱ | wy | - |
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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 Wya
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