Waime Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Waime Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 233 | 1:34,994 | 4,146 |
| Kenya | 83 | 1:556,384 | 26,876 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Waime (237) may also be a first name.
Waime Demographics
Waime Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waime Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waime Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waime is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waime? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waime is the 786,896th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. Waime is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Waime reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waime is also the 581,650th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 237 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 34,994. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 27 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 20 percent are found and Gulf, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Waime Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Waime has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waime surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Waime Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Waime
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