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 surname Pakeha has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pakeha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Pakeha reside; 52 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 52 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Milne Bay, where 94 percent reside and Morobe, where 6 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Pakeha is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent reside and New Zealand, where 16 percent reside.
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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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