Waye is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Waye
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Waye

How popular is Waye?

Waye is ranked 129820 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wayes plummeted by 3.869407 per cent to 795 since 2000 and slipped by 2187 spots and ranked at 29626. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 57.48 59.85
Black 36.6 35.67
Others 2.52 2.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.76 0.97
Hispanic or Latino 1.64 1.21
Waye is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Australia. Around 3033 people have been found who wears Waye as their family name. Waye is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
1,014,159 India4
6,270 Hong Kong3
32,695 Nigeria3
184,212 France3
14,054 China3
32,086 Mexico3
11,224 Cameroon2
54,641 Sweden2
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
734 Chad1
30,360 Thailand1
13,606 Senegal1
25,746 Finland1
29,046 Japan1
3,071 Jersey1
28,365 Kenya1
1,572 Macau1
42,479 Greece1
118,015 Netherlands1
36,678 Singapore1
5,553 Taiwan1
18,969 Wales1
38,841 Scotland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,900 Mauritania37
299,005 Indonesia19
Countries with hundreds of Waye:
31,567 United States929
6,453 Canada661
5,685 Ghana479
6,183 Australia470
11,447 Malaysia152
32,841 England134
33,673 Tanzania109
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Waye Namesakes

  • Anthony Waye, Film producer
  • Gervais Waye-Hive, Soccer player
  • Anthony Waye, Film producer
  • Jim Wayer, Film cinematographer

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