Waimea Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Waimea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 51 | 1:11,373 | 2,032 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Waimea (13) may also be a first name.
Waimea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waimea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waimea (Arabic: ايميا) occurs in The Solomon Islands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waimea? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,436,415th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Waimea occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Waimea are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 82 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania. Waimea is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.
Waimea is most prevalent in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 11,373. In The Solomon Islands Waimea is most common in: Makira Province, where 69 percent live, Malaita Province, where 27 percent live and Guadalcanal Province, where 2 percent live. Outside of The Solomon Islands this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waimea Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waimea in the Arabic language | ||
| ايميا | aymya | - |
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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 Waimea
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