Waifo Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Waifo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 120 | 1:4,834 | 640 |
| Papua New Guinea | 94 | 1:86,742 | 11,495 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Waifo (38) may also be a first name.
Waifo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waifo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waifo occurs more in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waifo? popularity and diffusion
Waifo is the 1,098,270th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Waifo are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 54 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 38 people.
The last name is most frequent in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 4,834. In The Solomon Islands Waifo is primarily concentrated in: Makira Province, where 78 percent are found, Guadalcanal Province, where 8 percent are found and Western Province, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The Solomon Islands this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waifoi | 91 | 18 | / |
| Wafo | 89 | 8,714 | / |
| Wifo | 89 | 10 | / |
| Waffo | 80 | 2,949 | / |
| Wafou | 80 | 21 | / |
| Waifa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Weifo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Baifo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wuafo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wafoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waafo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wafop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wafod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woifo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiyafo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Waiafa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wafuop | 73 | 3 | / |
| Woiffo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wajifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waffod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waffou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahfoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waitfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woifoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baifou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woyifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafa | 67 | 47,439 | / |
| Bafo | 67 | 1,234 | / |
| Baifouh | 67 | 241 | / |
| Wifa | 67 | 202 | / |
| Witfoth | 67 | 97 | / |
| Bifo | 67 | 69 | / |
| Wefo | 67 | 61 | / |
| Vafo | 67 | 61 | / |
| Wittfot | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waiphoj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uafo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayihfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitfod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiopfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whifoot | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Waifo
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