Waeke Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Waeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 89 | 1:91,615 | 12,219 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
Waeke (14) may also be a first name.
Waeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waeke is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,765,740th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Waeke live; 82 percent live in Oceania Islands and 82 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Waeke is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.
It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 91,615. In Papua New Guinea Waeke is primarily found in: Western, where 78 percent are found, Central, where 15 percent are found and National Capital District, where 6 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Waeke
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