Waeka Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Waeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
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 more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waeka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waeka is the 2,746,821st most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Waeka are found; 100 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 98 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Waeka is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 43 people.
Waeka is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 166,402. In Papua New Guinea Waeka is most frequent in: Gulf, where 47 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 31 percent reside and National Capital District, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waheka | 91 | 12 | / |
| Wa'eka | 91 | 11 | / |
| Waekha | 91 | 5 | / |
| Waka | 89 | 14,465 | / |
| Weka | 89 | 6,477 | / |
| Waayeka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakai | 80 | 13,285 | / |
| Wakha | 80 | 542 | / |
| Waaka | 80 | 496 | / |
| Weeka | 80 | 377 | / |
| Wakka | 80 | 365 | / |
| Wekha | 80 | 296 | / |
| Wakea | 80 | 196 | / |
| Wakay | 80 | 179 | / |
| Wakau | 80 | 85 | / |
| Wakah | 80 | 70 | / |
| Wakaa | 80 | 49 | / |
| Hweka | 80 | 44 | / |
| Wekka | 80 | 19 | / |
| Hwaka | 80 | 17 | / |
| Vaeka | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wekai | 80 | 14 | / |
| Waqea | 80 | 12 | / |
| Waeko | 80 | 7 | / |
| Whaka | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wekaa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wahka | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waňka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wekea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wekay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weuka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wakaj | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wwaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakaï | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wehka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waakaa | 73 | 656 | / |
| Wakkay | 73 | 228 | / |
| Wakaha | 73 | 50 | / |
| Hwakaa | 73 | 35 | / |
| Wackay | 73 | 31 | / |
| Wahaka | 73 | 29 | / |
| Wahika | 73 | 15 | / |
| Whakai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wakkai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Wakkaa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wakhah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wakahu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weekha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wahkai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Uaieka | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wakkah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wakhai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wakeau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baekea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waesko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waetca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakhay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woetka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahkah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woekah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whakah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waqeea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahkha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waakha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weekah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baekay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wako | 67 | 37,287 | / |
| Vaka | 67 | 18,919 | / |
| Waqa | 67 | 4,677 | / |
| Veka | 67 | 4,654 | / |
| Woka | 67 | 1,522 | / |
| Weko | 67 | 1,356 | / |
| Waca | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Hwakaha | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ueka | 67 | 19 | / |
| Baheeka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wahioka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahakha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaakaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weekhay | 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 Waeka
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