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 frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Waime.
How Common Is The Last Name Waime? popularity and diffusion
Waime is the 786,896th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Waime reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 581,650th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 237 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 34,994. In Papua New Guinea Waime is most prevalent 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 Waime occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Waime Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Waime has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waime surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Waime Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Waime last name is principally 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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