Waikane Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Waikane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Waikane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waikane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waikane is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waikane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waikane is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Waikane is mostly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Waikane reside; 60 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
Waikane is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. Barring Papua New Guinea Waikane is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live and New Caledonia, where 20 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 Waikane
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