Waiku Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waiku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waiku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Waiku (35) may also be a first name.

Waiku Last Name Facts

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

Waiku occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waiku is the 3,730,171st most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Waiku live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Waiku is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 35 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western, where 36 percent are found, Bougainville, where 16 percent are found and Central, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikou9146/
Wajiku9114/
Waikau9113/
Waikui913/
Waiuku912/
Waikeu912/
Waikud911/
Wayiku911/
Waiaku911/
Waikuu911/
Waku897,061/
Wiku89447/
Waickus8311/
Waikohu831/
Wakui8013,647/
Wakhu802,046/
Wuaku801,888/
Wakou80711/
Wakeu80294/
Wakau8085/
Weiku8036/
Wakku8022/
Wikeu8017/
Wauku8015/
Hwaku8012/
Waaku8010/
Wikou8010/
Wieku809/
Wakuh808/
Vaiku805/
Wikku804/
Wakuz802/
Wayku801/
Wakuu801/
Wakuś801/
Wakuy801/
Waikhuha7730/
Wajuku73653/
Wiskus73311/
Wakhou73196/
Waukau73156/
Wayuku7362/
Waicus7341/
Watkeu7329/
Vaikau7325/
Wackus7319/
Wuyaku7316/
Wayeku7316/
Vaiaku7315/
Wikudd738/
Weikou738/
Wakahu737/
Watkut734/
Weakou733/
Witkeu733/
Vaikhu733/
Wahuku733/
Wiskut732/
Wakush731/
Wigkus731/
Weikui731/
Wickup731/
Whakud731/
Vaikud731/
Vaikou731/
Wihkuh731/
Wayaku731/
Waikoo731/
Wajkut731/
Wakkou731/
Wuikou731/
Wuyiku731/
Witkuś731/
Woikou731/
Baikeu731/
Bayiku731/
Wajeku731/
Wakeuh731/
Watkus730/
Wackup730/
Wacu671,222/
Weku67991/
Vaku67236/
Viku67236/
Vaickus6791/
Weitkus6751/
Washkau6739/
Waytkus6732/
Uaku6723/
Wuyahku6721/
Waszkau6718/
Weaskus6717/
Wittkus6715/
Waskuch6713/
Woitkus6713/
Wikhult6712/
Wajtkus677/
Wayekus676/
Wahyuku675/
Wajckus675/
Whitkus674/
Wayakup674/
Wakhuth674/
Uiku673/
Weijkus672/
Wikhuis672/
Wuiyaku672/
Wahyaku672/
Baikhau671/
Weikaut671/
Weidkus671/
Wahakou671/
Wajtkuś671/
Wakusch671/
Witkusz671/
Wittkup671/
Baikkou671/
Baickou671/
Wjku671/
Woyakou671/
Wayakou671/
Wicu671/
Wyku671/
Wickeus670/
Wickout670/

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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 Waiku
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