Waeke Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

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

Waeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

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 last name Waeke has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waeke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,765,740th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Waeke live; 82 percent live in Oceania Islands and 82 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 14 people.

The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 91,615. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Western, where 78 percent are found, Central, where 15 percent are found and National Capital District, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Waeke exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waheke91313/
Waetke9143/
Waecke912/
Waedke910/
Wake8921,058/
Weke893,660/
Waecker8348/
Waetcke838/
Waekhed831/
Waekett830/
Wakei802,394/
Wecke801,211/
Weeke80740/
Wakeu80294/
Wakey80214/
Wakea80196/
Wacke80112/
Wakeh80104/
Woeke8075/
Wehke8056/
Wakee8054/
Waqee8052/
Wekke8045/
Wekhe8039/
Waake8035/
Waeki8024/
Wekei8022/
Wakke8021/
Vaeke8019/
Wheke8018/
Wahek8016/
Wueke8010/
Wekee807/
Uaeke806/
Wekeh805/
Wekie804/
Wekea802/
Hweke801/
Whake801/
Wekej801/
Wekey801/
Waeck800/
Waeks800/
Waeschke772/
Baecke73591/
Vaheke73197/
Wakkee7377/
Waeche7359/
Weekie7343/
Wahkei7336/
Weekeh7323/
Weecke7318/
Woecke7316/
Baekke7311/
Wa'eka7311/
Weekey738/
Wahkeh736/
Waekha735/
Baekhe734/
Wwakei732/
Wackey732/
Whakeh732/
Baekee732/
Wahake732/
Woetke732/
Baegke731/
Waetky731/
Vaecke731/
Vaekey731/
Wehkei731/
Wehkie731/
Weekee731/
Baaeke731/
Wehcke731/
Waqeea731/
Waheec731/
Waheex731/
Wackeh731/
Baekea731/
Wakeij731/
Waekis731/
Wakeuh731/
Waqeeh731/
Waqhee731/
Weckey730/
Wuecke730/
Woedke730/
Waki6727,883/
Woke673,412/
Vake671,663/
Weki67498/
Veke67470/
Ueke67342/
Weky67247/
Vaek6794/
Waky6739/
Wakj6722/
Woedtke6719/
Woecker678/
Wäke677/
Waqe675/
Waeg675/
Woettke674/
Baiyeke674/
Weqe674/
Waheedc673/
Woek672/
Wakkkei672/
Waheedq672/
Woedcke671/
Woehcke671/
Waayeka671/
Wakkhee671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waeke
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