Wa'e Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wa'e Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wa'e Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663

Wa'e (23) may also be a first name.

Wa'e Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wa'e is found in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

Wa'e is the 4,532,898th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Wa'e occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wa'e reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 68 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread forename on earth, held by 23 people.

Wa'e is most widely held in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 44,618. In The Solomon Islands Wa'e is most prevalent in: Makira Province, where 92 percent reside and Malaita Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The Solomon Islands Wa'e occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wa'er893/
Wa'ie891/
Wa'ea891/
Wae864,732/
Wa'eis804/
Wahe75715/
Waee75581/
Waea75143/
Wa'a7592/
Waey7567/
Weae7515/
Ba'e7514/
Waei7511/
Wa'i758/
We'e756/
Waae756/
Whae753/
Hwae752/
Vwae751/
Waej751/
Va'e751/
Wuae751/
Wa6719,838/
Waiye67448/
Wahei67323/
Wahie67238/
Wajje67181/
Waech67113/
Wayie67111/
Waedt67100/
Wajge6770/
Waess6755/
Wahge6716/
Wahey6712/
Wajhe6711/
Waedh679/
Waaer679/
Waaye678/
Wo'er677/
Wajie677/
Ba'ee676/
Wayye674/
Waeyi674/
Wa'is674/
Waeii673/
Waetz673/
Wa'ai672/
Weaei672/
Waeeh672/
Waeai671/
Waedd671/
Waeoi671/
Waheh671/
Waheu671/
Waaee671/
Whaae671/
Weaeh671/
Weaie671/
Waaep671/
Way's671/
Waeha671/
Waehr670/
Weaje670/
Waest670/

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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'e
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