Waero Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Waero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waero is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waero? popularity and diffusion

Waero is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Waero is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Waero reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Waero is most common in: East Sepik, where 80 percent reside and West Sepik, where 20 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 45 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waeroh9119/
Hwaero914/
Wahero913/
Waeroy911/
Waeroi911/
Waro893,604/
Wero891,237/
Waroh801,900/
Whero801,074/
Waroy80956/
Waroi80791/
Warro80680/
Werro80606/
Weero80233/
Waruo8083/
Werho8078/
Weroy8041/
Weroh8033/
Waera8026/
Waroo8025/
Wahro8016/
Waaro8012/
Weroj8012/
Wharo8011/
Warho807/
Weuro805/
Vaero803/
Weroi802/
Weroo802/
Hwero801/
Hwaro801/
Weruo801/
Wehro801/
Wa'ahero7722/
Wahera73744/
Warhou73344/
Waharo73122/
Wahiro7349/
Warooy7321/
Vahero7315/
Warroh7315/
Baeroy7314/
Waerah7313/
Wahroh7313/
Vweruo7311/
Warroi739/
Warooj734/
Weajro732/
Werrho731/
Warohu731/
Hwarou731/
Waaera731/
Warhoi731/
Wheroy730/
Wara6713,333/
Varo677,630/
Vero676,347/
Wera672,815/
Woro672,397/
Baherou6797/
Wahiroh6796/
Uero678/
Waharou675/
Baiyero675/
Wahetra675/
Waeraas675/
Wayiera674/
Wahyiro673/
Vaijero671/
Warrhou671/
Waraowa671/
Wahirou671/
Wahgiro671/

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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 Waero
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