Waera Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Waera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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 carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waera? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Waera reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.
It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Waera is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 91 percent reside, National Capital District, where 5 percent reside and New Ireland, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside and Niger, where 4 percent reside.
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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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