Waisama Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Waisama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 79 | 1:103,212 | 13,927 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Waisama (23) may also be a first name.
Waisama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waisama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waisama is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waisama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,931,261st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Waisama are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Waisama is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 23 people.
Waisama is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 103,212. In Papua New Guinea Waisama is primarily found in: Western, where 84 percent live and National Capital District, where 16 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
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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 Waisama
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