Wa'a Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wa'a Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wa'a Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173

Wa'a (21) may also be a first name.

Wa'a Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wa'a Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wa'a occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wa'a? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wa'a is the 1,943,350th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Wa'a reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

The surname Wa'a is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 113,246. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 32 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 24 percent live and Northern, where 19 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wa'ai892/
Waa86926/
Wa'ays801/
Wa'ais801/
Wa'aje801/
Waha'a801/
Waya7517,799/
Waja754,107/
Waha752,549/
Waia751,159/
Waay75282/
Ba'a75225/
Waah75162/
Waai75100/
Va'a7560/
Ua'a7521/
Wa'e7519/
Wuaa757/
Hwaa756/
Wu'a752/
Waaa752/
Waaj751/
We'a751/
Whaa751/
W'Ai751/
Wo'a751/
Wwaa751/
Wa6719,838/
Waahd671,946/
Wahaj67982/
Wahya67800/
Wajah67739/
Wayah67264/
Waadt67258/
Hwaya67221/
Wahia67170/
Wahai67160/
Wahay67150/
Wahah67104/
Wahja6759/
Waach6756/
Whaya6746/
Woyaa6743/
Wuaya6736/
Wahaa6729/
Waaij6720/
Va'ai6718/
Wahau6716/
Waaaz6712/
Waiha6710/
Waasz6710/
Ba'ai678/
Waash678/
Waaye678/
Waiah677/
Vai'a676/
Waowa675/
Wayha674/
Wahha674/
Waaia674/
Waasp674/
Waadh673/
Wehaa673/
Waaje673/
Bai'a672/
Whaja672/
Bah'a672/
Wayaa672/
Wajaa672/
Waiad672/
Waawe672/
Waats671/
Hwaja671/
Whaha671/
Waads671/
Whaad671/
Way's671/
Weiaa671/
Wai'i671/
Waiaa671/
Waaha671/
Waaju671/
Waadz671/
Wauja671/
Wa'ie671/
Waaaa671/
Waaat671/
Waatt671/
Waatz671/
Weyaa671/
Hwaai671/
Hwaas670/
Waass670/

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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 Wa'a
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