Waewa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Waewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Waewa (10) may also be a first name.
Waewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waewa is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Waewa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Waewa reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waewa is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Waewa exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawa | 89 | 18,450 | / |
| Wewa | 89 | 586 | / |
| Waijewa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Waiyewa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Waewwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wawah | 80 | 310 | / |
| Wahwa | 80 | 189 | / |
| Wawai | 80 | 106 | / |
| Wewah | 80 | 58 | / |
| Waway | 80 | 53 | / |
| Wawua | 80 | 29 | / |
| Waawa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wewai | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wawaa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wavea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Weewa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wawea | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wawau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vaewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wewea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wawwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wheway | 73 | 451 | / |
| Wahwai | 73 | 162 | / |
| Bahewa | 73 | 86 | / |
| Wahiwa | 73 | 53 | / |
| Woewah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Wahwah | 73 | 18 | / |
| Wahawa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hwahwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Waaway | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wahewo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waewoh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ba'ewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waawaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waa'wa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whewha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whawha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawo | 67 | 3,488 | / |
| Wava | 67 | 977 | / |
| Wewo | 67 | 322 | / |
| Vewa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Wahweah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wahawwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wahiwah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baiyewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahawah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahiswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaewwap | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Waewa
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