Waera Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Waera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Waera (19) may also be a first name.

Waera Last Name Facts

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

Waera is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Waera is primarily found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Waera reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waera is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Waera is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 91 percent live, National Capital District, where 5 percent live and New Ireland, where 5 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent live and Niger, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahera91744/
Waerea91139/
Waerah9113/
Waaera911/
Wara8913,333/
Wera892,815/
Wahetra835/
Waeraas835/
Wayiera834/
Warah801,690/
Weera801,539/
Warea801,313/
Warai801,311/
Werra801,149/
Waara801,018/
Wahra80689/
Warau80550/
Hwara80417/
Warra80317/
Waray80287/
Warha80142/
Hwera8073/
Werea8073/
Whara8069/
Vaera8059/
Werai8055/
Werah8037/
Wehra8025/
Waero8011/
Whera809/
Vwara808/
Waraa804/
Weray803/
Weura803/
Wuera803/
Wwera802/
Werau801/
Waréa801/
Waraha73711/
Wahrah73637/
Wahara73435/
Warrai73141/
Vahera73103/
Wahira7363/
Warrah7360/
Waraah7332/
Wereau7322/
Waeroh7319/
Waarah7314/
Waraai7313/
Weeraa7313/
Waraih739/
Warray737/
Weurah736/
Weurra736/
Vaerga736/
Baerea735/
Warhah735/
Hwaero734/
Wahero733/
Vaaera733/
Vaerra732/
Weerah732/
Wuaira732/
Wehrah732/
Wara'a732/
Baaera732/
Huaera732/
Weerai732/
Baerai731/
Waeroi731/
Waeroy731/
Woerza731/
Warrea731/
Wharra731/
Wereah731/
Wuhara731/
Vwarah731/
Hweera731/
Vaerau731/
Vaerea731/
Werhaa731/
Wehrau731/
Waraij731/
Warayh731/
D'Wara731/
Wwahra731/
Warhay731/
Hwaray731/
Wharay730/
Vera67776,996/
Vara67174,264/
Wora673,946/
Waro673,604/
Wero671,237/
Uera67645/
Wéra6754/
Waharay6734/
Guhaera677/
Baherra675/
Wahiray674/
Beahera674/
Bajhera674/
Warhaah674/
Beaerra673/
Baherau673/
Waharai672/
Warrhea672/
Waharau672/
Warreau672/
Bayyera671/
Bauhera671/
Baherai671/
Baheraj671/
Waraowa671/
Waharra671/
Baiyera671/
Warrrai671/
Waijira671/
Wahirah671/
Waraaah671/
Warahai671/

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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 Waera
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