Waife Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Waife Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Waife Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Waife is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Waife.

How Common Is The Last Name Waife? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waife is the 2,483,783rd most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. Waife is primarily found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Waife reside; 43 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 43 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Waife Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waife has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waife last name expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waife Last Name Statistics demography

Waife earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $43,411 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Waif8946/
Wife8936/
Hwaifer831/
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Wipf673,615/
Bafe671,230/
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Wayaffe6789/
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Vaif6714/
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Whitfed672/
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Wijf671/
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Weeafer671/
Wayihfa671/
Waifish671/
Wahf671/
Waiphet671/
Woiffeu671/
Waffiey671/
Widf671/
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Whitfer670/
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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 Waife
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