Waea Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

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

Waea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1191:68,5198,947
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Waea (56) may also be a first name.

Waea Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Waea Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Waea is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waea click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waea? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,478,479th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. Waea is mostly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Waea live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 56 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 68,519. In Papua New Guinea Waea is primarily found in: Western, where 34 percent are found, Central, where 24 percent are found and Gulf, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 10 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahea8935/
Waeya8925/
Waeja8915/
Waeau8911/
Waeai891/
Wa'ea891/
Waeha891/
Wae864,732/
Wathea804/
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Waytea801/
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Wateja801/
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Wasiea801/
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Wahe75715/
Waee75581/
Weay75487/
Vaea75399/
Weai7582/
Waey7567/
Waeo7539/
Wa'e7519/
Uaea7517/
Waua7516/
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Waoa757/
Waae756/
Whae753/
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Hwae752/
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Weaj751/
Wuae751/
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Washeya7320/
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Wayseah731/
Wathead731/
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Waiye67448/
Wajia67400/
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Wahua67209/
Wajje67181/
Vasea67158/
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Wayie67111/
Waedt67100/
Wayia6792/
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Weait6780/
Wajge6770/
Wateha'a6757/
Wajha6755/
Waess6755/
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Wayya6750/
Vaeau6740/
Wauye6729/
Wahao6723/
Waaho6722/
Waija6722/
Weaas6718/
Wahge6716/
Waaya6716/
Waoha6715/
Vajea6714/
Waeyo6713/
Waowe6713/
Waeye6712/
Wajhe6711/
Wauia6711/
Vaiea679/
Waedh679/
Waaer679/
Waaye678/
Wehea677/
Waeho677/
Waoia677/
Wajie677/
Vaeya676/
Wajya676/
Wayye674/
Waeyi674/
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Waayi674/
Wahha674/
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Waetz673/
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Weaih673/
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Waaja673/
Wa'er673/
Wauha672/
Weaah672/
Wheay672/
Woaha672/
Woaye672/
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Waahi671/
Wahoe671/
Wajga671/
Wateeyah671/
Wauas671/
Whaae671/
Vaeaj671/
Woeah671/
Wohea671/
Weaeh671/
Weaie671/
Waaep671/
Huaea671/
Vaeia671/
Waytehad671/
Waedd671/
Waeoi671/
Waheh671/
Waheu671/
Waaee671/
Wojea671/
Hwaua671/
Baaea671/
Wauja671/
Weeai671/
Wa'ie671/
Waaua671/
Waehr670/
Weaje670/
Whathead670/
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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  • 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 Waea
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