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
The last name Waimea (Arabic: ايميا) occurs more in The Solomon Islands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waimea? popularity and diffusion
Waimea is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs predominantly 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 forename throughout the world It is held by 13 people.
The surname Waimea is most commonly occurring in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 11,373. In The Solomon Islands it is primarily concentrated in: Makira Province, where 69 percent live, Malaita Province, where 27 percent live and Guadalcanal Province, where 2 percent live. Other than The Solomon Islands this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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