Waimi Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

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

Waimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1891:43,1415,280
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Waimi (131) may also be a first name.

Waimi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waimi is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waimi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,163,787th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Waimi are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Waimi is also the 811,108th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 131 people.

The surname Waimi is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 43,141. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Northern, where 55 percent live, West Sepik, where 27 percent live and East Sepik, where 5 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waimai9153/
Waimoi9117/
Wajimi913/
Wayimi912/
Waimie912/
Waimei911/
Waimui911/
Whaimi911/
Wami897,895/
Wimi8967/
Waiomio837/
Waima801,365/
Hwami80875/
Waime80359/
Wahmi80342/
Wammi80230/
Whami80140/
Baimi8079/
Wimmi8055/
Wimei8032/
Wamie8024/
Waumi8014/
Wiemi805/
Weimi804/
Wimie804/
Waymi804/
Vaimi803/
Wajmi802/
Wamij802/
Hwimi801/
Weami801/
Waami801/
Wimid801/
Woimi801/
Wuimi801/
Wimoi801/
Wajima735,181/
Weamie73885/
Weyimi73354/
Baimai73325/
Bajimi7395/
Waimea7362/
Wayima7357/
Wamich7333/
Wamiss7319/
Waiame7319/
Weimio7318/
Baiomi7317/
Weimie7315/
Wajami7314/
Wayami7314/
Wammis7314/
Wahumi7313/
Waimey739/
Wajime739/
Vajimi739/
Wahami737/
Baimei736/
Vaimai736/
Wimmie735/
Weimei734/
Waiuma733/
Wajomi733/
Wayemi733/
Bayimi733/
Wammie733/
Wiyami732/
Wiyemi732/
Waiama732/
Waimee732/
Witmei731/
Wimeit731/
Wimish731/
Waymie731/
Waimma731/
Waamii731/
Weyami731/
Whatmi731/
Wahmis731/
Wamieh731/
Wayomi731/
Baijmi731/
Weiymi731/
Wayumi731/
Whaima731/
Baiumi731/
Wimmit730/
Wiemie730/
Vami6714,538/
Wama677,316/
Bami676,930/
Wime671,963/
Wame671,745/
Bimi671,603/
Wima671,334/
Wemi67421/
Wahyumi67303/
Wamy67225/
Baioumi67134/
Vimi6793/
Uimi6746/
Wittmis6729/
Baihimi6719/
Wittmiß6712/
Waimaya6710/
Uami679/
Wahyomi677/
Weahmie676/
Wimy674/
Ouhaimi674/
Huhaimi673/
Wajimmy672/
Wahmish671/
Wajammi671/
Waihema671/
Waaitme671/
Hwamish671/
Hwaimer671/
Wayahmi671/
Wajimay671/
Woyamit671/
Bahiami671/
Bahiemi671/
Bahijmi671/
Baajimi671/
Weyimmi671/
Wismich671/
Wismitt671/
Wamj671/
Wymi671/
Wimmitt670/
Weimeis670/
Witmiss670/

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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 Waimi
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