Wahao Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Wahao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Wahao (21) may also be a first name.
Wahao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wahao has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahao? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wahao is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Wahao live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wahao is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 21 people.
The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Wahao is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 55 percent are found and Morobe, where 45 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Wahao is found in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, 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 Wahao
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