Waesa Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Waesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Waesa (104) may also be a first name.
Waesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waesa occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waesa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Waesa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Waesa reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 925,156th most common forename in the world, borne by 104 people.
The last name Waesa is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Waesa is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 40 percent live, Morobe, where 40 percent live and Enga, where 20 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Waesa exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live.
Waesa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Waesa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waesa surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Waesa
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