Waikawa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Waikawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Waikawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waikawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waikawa is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waikawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waikawa is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Waikawa are found; 96 percent are found in Australasia and 96 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
This last name is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 301,888. In New Zealand it is most numerous in: Gisborne Region, where 53 percent live, Hawke's Bay Region, where 40 percent live and Bay of Plenty Region, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whaikawa | 93 | 6 | / |
| Wakawa | 92 | 1,914 | / |
| Wikawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waekawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakawat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waukawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baikawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waikawee | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wikaiwat | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wakachwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wheikawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waikowai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakava | 77 | 31 | / |
| Wikawi | 77 | 30 | / |
| Wakawi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Vikawa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wakawe | 77 | 11 | / |
| Uikawa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wakowa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Vakawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakawo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakaawa | 71 | 65 | / |
| Waikova | 71 | 23 | / |
| Vaikava | 71 | 19 | / |
| Wakaabi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Vakawai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wakouwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vakawas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bikaway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bakaway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baikawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watkawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakawau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakawha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakavat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakaawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakawah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boikaway | 67 | 72 | / |
| Vaikawee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wakahabo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weyakawo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Watkawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baikoowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backaway | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Waikawa
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