Waina Surname
Approximately 708 people bear this surname
Waina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 457 | 1:17,842 | 1,795 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Kenya | 39 | 1:1,184,100 | 35,048 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
The alternate forms: Waïna (1) are calculated separately.
Waina (1,526) may also be a first name.
Waina Demographics
Average Waina Salary in
United States
$41,038 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waina (Oriya: ୱାଇନା) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Waïna. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waina? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 473,192nd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,293,144 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Waina reside; 66 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 66 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 198,636th most common first name worldwide It is held by 1,526 people.
Waina is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 457 people, or 1 in 17,842. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 16 percent live, Morobe, where 11 percent live and West Sepik, where 10 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Waina Last Name Statistics demography
Waina earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $41,038 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waina in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଇନା | wa'ina | - |
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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 Waina
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