Pakeha Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Pakeha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Pakeha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pakeha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pakeha is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pakeha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pakeha is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Pakeha are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Pakeha is mostly found in: Milne Bay, where 94 percent are found and Morobe, where 6 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Pakeha occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent are found and New Zealand, where 16 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 Pakeha
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