Imaia Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Imaia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Imaia (12) may also be a first name.
Imaia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Imaia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Imaia occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Imaia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Imaia are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Imaia is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea Imaia is most common in: Madang, where 78 percent are found, East New Britain, where 19 percent are found and Enga, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 3 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Imaia
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