Waireka Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Waireka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Waireka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waireka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waireka has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waireka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Waireka occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Waireka reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Waireka is most numerous in: Buikwe District, where 64 percent reside, Butaleja District, where 7 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 7 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in New Zealand, where 7 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 Waireka
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