Wabei Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Wabei Surname Definition:
Wabei is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born under bad circumstances.
Wabei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 126 | 1:64,712 | 8,434 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Wabei (541) may also be a first name.
Wabei Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Wabei is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: born under bad circumstances.
Wabei is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a bad and temperemental person.
Wabei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wabei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wabei occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wabei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wabei is the 1,596,935th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wabei live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 99 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wabei is also the 362,348th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 541 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 64,712. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Madang, where 68 percent reside, West Sepik, where 30 percent reside and Chimbu, where 1 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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