Waega Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Waega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Waega (25) may also be a first name.
Waega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waega is found most in Indonesia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Waega.
How Common Is The Last Name Waega? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Waega live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Waega is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.
It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 6,011,327. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Papua, where 95 percent reside and Papua, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahega | 91 | 12 | / |
| Waegai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waga | 89 | 17,208 | / |
| Wega | 89 | 2,324 | / |
| Wajjega | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wagay | 80 | 16,874 | / |
| Wagha | 80 | 1,193 | / |
| Wagai | 80 | 952 | / |
| Wagga | 80 | 210 | / |
| Wegga | 80 | 178 | / |
| Wagah | 80 | 172 | / |
| Waaga | 80 | 170 | / |
| Wahga | 80 | 146 | / |
| Vaega | 80 | 60 | / |
| Wagau | 80 | 44 | / |
| Hwaga | 80 | 31 | / |
| Waego | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wagaa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wegha | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wegau | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wegai | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wegah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wegaâ | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waïga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weuga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wakga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Woega | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wwaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wegay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vwaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wegaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahiga | 73 | 255 | / |
| Waggay | 73 | 195 | / |
| Waggai | 73 | 125 | / |
| Wahaga | 73 | 85 | / |
| Waghai | 73 | 34 | / |
| Weegai | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wahgah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Waghaa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Waagay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wuhaga | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waggah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waghay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wagaha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waga'a | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wakgah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahgha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahego | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waagha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waggau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baegha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wehgai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whegai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whehga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waghaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woegah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vega | 67 | 1,129,203 | / |
| Vaga | 67 | 2,339 | / |
| Wago | 67 | 2,066 | / |
| Woga | 67 | 1,407 | / |
| Waiyego | 67 | 1,274 | / |
| Wego | 67 | 779 | / |
| Wahengo | 67 | 134 | / |
| Wahyoga | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uega | 67 | 7 | / |
| Whehgai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waengoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wojjega | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weeggaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayiega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baheiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouaiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whahaga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Waega
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