Waika Surname
Approximately 435 people bear this surname
Waika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 244 | 1:33,417 | 3,909 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Waika (209) may also be a first name.
Waika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waika occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waika? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 683,026th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Waika live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 625,736th most frequent forename on earth, borne by 209 people.
Waika is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 33,417. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western, where 23 percent reside, East Sepik, where 16 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 12 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Waika
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