Waeka Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

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

Waeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Waeka (43) may also be a first name.

Waeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waeka is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waeka? popularity and diffusion

Waeka is the 2,746,821st most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Waeka live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 43 people.

The last name Waeka is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea Waeka is most prevalent in: Gulf, where 47 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 31 percent are found and National Capital District, where 10 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waheka9112/
Wa'eka9111/
Waekha915/
Waka8914,465/
Weka896,477/
Waayeka831/
Wakai8013,285/
Wakha80542/
Waaka80496/
Weeka80377/
Wakka80365/
Wekha80296/
Wakea80196/
Wakay80179/
Wakau8085/
Wakah8070/
Wakaa8049/
Hweka8044/
Wekka8019/
Hwaka8017/
Vaeka8014/
Wekai8014/
Waqea8012/
Waeko807/
Whaka806/
Wekaa804/
Wahka804/
Waňka802/
Wekea802/
Wekay802/
Weuka802/
Wakaj802/
Wwaka801/
Wakaï801/
Wehka801/
Waakaa73656/
Wakkay73228/
Wakaha7350/
Hwakaa7335/
Wackay7331/
Wahaka7329/
Wahika7315/
Whakai7315/
Wakkai7314/
Wakkaa7313/
Wakhah737/
Wakahu737/
Weekha736/
Wahkai736/
Uaieka734/
Wakkah733/
Wakhai733/
Wakeau731/
Baekea731/
Waesko731/
Waetca731/
Wakhay731/
Woetka731/
Wahkah731/
Woekah731/
Whakah731/
Waqeea731/
Wahkha731/
Waakha731/
Weekah731/
Baekay731/
Wako6737,287/
Vaka6718,919/
Waqa674,677/
Veka674,654/
Woka671,522/
Weko671,356/
Waca671,202/
Hwakaha6755/
Ueka6719/
Baheeka673/
Wahioka672/
Wahakha671/
Waaakaa671/
Weekhay671/

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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 Waeka
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