Waimae Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

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

Waimae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waimae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Waimae Last Name Facts

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

Waimae is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waimae? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 76 percent of Waimae live; 76 percent live in Oceania Islands and 76 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Waimae is most frequent in: Western, where 97 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 3 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea Waimae occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waimaer920/
Wamae914,209/
Wimae911/
Wamahe83139/
Waemae83124/
Wamaeh8361/
Woimae8353/
Wuimae8315/
Weimae832/
Waymae831/
Waamae831/
Waemaeh7780/
Vaimahe779/
Wamajje778/
Witmaer774/
Waemaae772/
Whitmae772/
Wa'amae771/
Wamaaye771/
Waimaua771/
Wamaher770/
Wamoe7324/
Vamae7314/
Wemae735/
Uimae732/
Wameu732/
Uamae732/
Wemaer6712/
Vamahe6710/
Bahmae674/
Woymae673/
Wamahi671/
Waimui671/
Vaimoe671/
Vamaee671/
Vamaes671/
Vamaet671/
Wuamoe671/
Bammae671/
Wuemae671/
Wemaeh671/
Whitmaech670/
Watmoe670/

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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
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  • 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 Waimae
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