Wairai Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Wairai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wairai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wairai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wairai is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wairai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Wairai live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Wairai is most common in: Chimbu, where 50 percent reside and East Sepik, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wairai is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Wairai
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