Waeya Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Waeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Waeya (30) may also be a first name.
Waeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waeya is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waeya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waeya? popularity and diffusion
Waeya is the 3,957,383rd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Waeya live; 72 percent live in Oceania Islands and 72 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Waeya is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 30 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 28 percent are found, Western, where 28 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 17 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Waeya
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