Waikato Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

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

Waikato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waikato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1601:28,3024,948
Australia271:999,84158,390
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196

Waikato (34) may also be a first name.

Waikato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waikato (Arabic: ويكتو) is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waikato? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,210,518th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Waikato occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Waikato reside; 96 percent reside in Australasia and 96 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Waikato is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 34 people.

This surname is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 28,302. In New Zealand Waikato is primarily found in: Waikato Region, where 51 percent are found, Auckland Region, where 26 percent are found and Bay of Plenty Region, where 12 percent are found. Aside from New Zealand Waikato is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakato9216/
Baikato8659/
Waikata8634/
Wakeato861/
Wakaato861/
Whakato861/
Waikatha801/
Wakata773,012/
Wakoto7797/
Bakato7785/
Waketo7727/
Vakato7725/
Wikata7724/
Bikato771/
Wakhata711,254/
Vikatou71113/
Wakaita7138/
Bakhato7116/
Waketoi714/
Bikatoy711/
Bikatou711/
Bahkato711/
Bikatho711/
Wwakata711/
Wakouto711/
Wakkata711/
Wakayta711/
Wakatta711/
Wakatau711/
Bakatoj711/
Wakoutou6713/
Whakatau676/
Bakhatho674/
Bakhatou674/
Vakathod673/
Waskaita672/
Wakaatah671/
Wakhaata671/
Wakhataa671/
Wakahata671/

Waikato Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waikato in the Arabic language
ويكتوwyktw-
يكتوyktw-

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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 Waikato
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