Waihi Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Waihi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waihi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Waihi Last Name Facts

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

Waihi occurs most in New Zealand. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Waihi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waihi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Waihi is primarily found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Waihi live; 77 percent live in Australasia and 77 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most common in New Zealand, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 53,274. In New Zealand it is most prevalent in: Gisborne Region, where 24 percent live, Waikato Region, where 19 percent live and Wellington Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from New Zealand this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waihie911/
Waii89900/
Waih8934/
Wajih8013,035/
Wahiu80563/
Baihi80224/
Waiho80204/
Wahia80170/
Waihe8086/
Wahio8063/
Wayih8063/
Vaihi8023/
Waiyi8020/
Waihs8015/
Wayii8013/
Weihi8010/
Waiha8010/
Wahii808/
Waiah807/
Waihu806/
Waiph805/
Wajii805/
Wahij804/
Wgaih804/
Waihd803/
Waiht802/
Waioh801/
Woihi801/
Wai'i801/
Wahiy801/
Wai75407,920/
Waihee7319/
Wajith7314/
Wawieh7312/
Waggih739/
Waisch739/
D'Waih738/
Wahiah737/
Waihyo737/
Hwaihy734/
Waishh734/
Waicht734/
Wajihh734/
Waiach732/
Wayihe732/
Waiahs731/
Waihod731/
Waaich731/
Wuahio731/
Vaihid731/
Wayhie731/
Wiehie731/
Waihoe731/
Waaish731/
Waajih731/
Weihie730/
Whihie730/
Weah6731,589/
Waji676,290/
Wahu675,861/
Wiji673,685/
Wayi672,922/
Weih671,625/
Baih671,593/
Waia671,159/
Vaii67523/
Waiu67441/
Wahy67424/
Hwai67309/
Waie67276/
Wayh67216/
Waij67166/
Waiß67133/
Waai67100/
Waio6775/
Whai6752/
Waiy6729/
Weii6726/
Wiio6717/
Vaih6715/
Wwai6712/
Wahaish677/
Wauh677/
B'Haihi675/
Wajh674/
Woii673/
Vwai672/
Wijh671/
W'Ai671/
Wgai671/
Waihowa671/
Wahj671/
Wuih671/
Wuii671/

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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 Waihi
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