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 is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waika? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 683,026th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,752,979 people. Waika 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 prevalent forename at a global level, held by 209 people.
Waika is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 33,417. In Papua New Guinea Waika is primarily found in: Western, where 23 percent reside, East Sepik, where 16 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 12 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found 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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