Waieng Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Waieng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 165 | 1:49,416 | 6,181 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Waieng (68) may also be a first name.
Waieng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waieng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waieng is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waieng click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waieng? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waieng is the 1,343,156th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. Waieng is predominantly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Waieng reside; 99 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 99 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waieng is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name globally, held by 68 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 49,416. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Chimbu, where 45 percent reside, Enga, where 24 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 14 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 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 Waieng
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