Waena Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Waena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands381:15,2642,918
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Waena (196) may also be a first name.

Waena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waena occurs more in The Solomon Islands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waena? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waena is the 1,612,213th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Waena live; 74 percent live in Oceania Islands and 44 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 648,004th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 196 people.

Waena is most commonly held in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 15,264. In The Solomon Islands Waena is most frequent in: Malaita Province, where 47 percent reside, Makira Province, where 45 percent reside and Guadalcanal Province, where 3 percent reside. Aside from The Solomon Islands it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and Indonesia, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waenah91265/
Wahena91150/
Waeina916/
Waenai911/
Wana8916,324/
Wena894,494/
Wahenna8342/
Waaenah8313/
Wahegna832/
Waenaha832/
Wahenat831/
Wanna8014,451/
Waana80721/
Wanah80710/
Wanai80435/
Vaena80298/
Hwena80221/
Wanea80183/
Wenai80180/
Wanay80175/
Wenah80128/
Waeno8082/
Wanau8081/
Wenau8077/
Weena8061/
Wahna8041/
Whena8028/
Hwana8024/
Whana8017/
Woena807/
Wanaa806/
Wenea806/
Wwana803/
Wuena803/
Wehna802/
Weïna801/
Wanaï801/
Weuna801/
Waïna801/
Wahana731,317/
Wanaha73360/
Wannah73130/
Wannay73130/
Wehnau73116/
Waenoh7360/
Vahena7359/
Vaenga7341/
Wenhai7327/
Wahina7324/
Wanhay7323/
Waneau7314/
Wanhai7312/
Hwenah7311/
Wanaai7310/
Wannaa739/
Wannau738/
Waanai738/
Wannha737/
Woegna735/
Whanna735/
Waheno734/
Hwanai734/
Wenhah733/
Baehna732/
Wannea732/
Whenah732/
Wauina732/
Wannna732/
Waenop731/
Wahnna731/
Whaana731/
Whenea731/
Wenhau731/
Woenha731/
Woenea731/
Whanah731/
Wa'ana731/
Wannai731/
Wanhau731/
Wahnai731/
Weenaa731/
Waanay730/
Vana6723,544/
Vena6715,597/
Wona674,868/
Waña67157/
Uena67138/
Wahengo67134/
Wanahau6761/
Wanneau6737/
Wahanna6713/
Wahanah679/
Vajiena677/
Wannaha676/
Baahena675/
Wéna675/
Waengoh675/
Wanahai672/
Baheana672/
Bayyena671/
Bahaena671/
Wahinna671/
Wohenna671/
Whennah671/
Wená671/
Weainaa671/
Whahana671/
Wahinah671/
Hwanhai671/
Hwannaa671/

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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 Waena
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