Waifo Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Waifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands1201:4,834640
Papua New Guinea941:86,74211,495
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

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 is more commonly found in The Solomon Islands than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waifo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waifo is the 1,098,270th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. Waifo is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Waifo reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 54 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. Waifo is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 38 people.

The last name Waifo is most commonly used in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 4,834. In The Solomon Islands Waifo is most numerous in: Makira Province, where 78 percent are found, Guadalcanal Province, where 8 percent are found and Western Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than The Solomon Islands this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waifoi9118/
Wafo898,714/
Wifo8910/
Waffo802,949/
Wafou8021/
Waifa8015/
Weifo8010/
Baifo803/
Wuafo802/
Wafoi801/
Waafo801/
Wafop801/
Wafod801/
Woifo801/
Wiyafo7311/
Waiafa733/
Wafuop733/
Woiffo732/
Wajifa732/
Waffod731/
Hwaifa731/
Waffou731/
Wahfoo731/
Waitfa731/
Woifoi731/
Baifou731/
Woyifo731/
Wafa6747,439/
Bafo671,234/
Baifouh67241/
Wifa67202/
Witfoth6797/
Bifo6769/
Wefo6761/
Vafo6761/
Wittfot6710/
Waiphoj674/
Uafo672/
Vifo671/
Wayihfa671/
Whitfod671/
Waiopfa671/
Wyfo671/
Whifoot670/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis