Waigai Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Waigai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 163 | 1:127,418 | 14,439 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Waigai (170) may also be a first name.
Waigai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waigai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waigai occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Waigai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waigai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,218,745th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Waigai are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Waigai is also the 701,320th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 170 people.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 127,418. In Cameroon Waigai is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 94 percent live, North Region, where 6 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
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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 Waigai
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