Waeta Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Waeta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 16 | 1:36,252 | 7,281 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Waeta (17) may also be a first name.
Waeta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waeta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waeta is borne by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waeta? popularity and diffusion
Waeta is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Waeta live; 100 percent live in Oceania Islands and 73 percent live in Solomonic Oceania. Waeta is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 17 people.
The surname Waeta is most commonly used in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 36,252. In The Solomon Islands it is primarily found in: Capital Territory, where 88 percent reside, Guadalcanal Province, where 6 percent reside and Malaita Province, where 6 percent reside. Other than The Solomon Islands this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 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 Waeta
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