Waita Surname

95,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Waita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,3881:13,6301,673
Indonesia1,1591:114,10611,595
Papua New Guinea1081:75,4979,888
Solomon Islands981:5,919848
Uganda911:429,00326,108
Thailand721:981,088150,124
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Waita (1,790) may also be a first name.

Waita Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waita occurs in Kenya more 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 Waita? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 95,593rd most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,464,245 people. The surname Waita occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Waita are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 65 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waita is also the 180,763rd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 1,790 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 3,388 people, or 1 in 13,630. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Machakos County, where 31 percent live, Makueni County, where 29 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Waita Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (98%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Waita surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Waita earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitoa91177/
Waitau91157/
Waitai91145/
Waitha91136/
Wayita9180/
Waitea9167/
Waitah9118/
Waieta9114/
Waitaa917/
Hwaita915/
Wajita911/
Waitta911/
Wita898,489/
Wata897,730/
Waituha8356/
Hwaitat8337/
Waitaha8316/
Wayitha8312/
Waita'a838/
Waithai835/
Wahaita834/
Wayieta831/
Waheita831/
Waite8052,355/
Baita806,084/
Watai805,310/
Hwata802,187/
Watha801,977/
Waiti801,837/
Watta801,319/
Witta801,309/
Vaita80959/
Witha80508/
Whata80485/
Woita80402/
Waito80348/
Wauta80141/
Waata80109/
Watay80103/
Watoa8084/
Watea8084/
Watau8081/
Watah8075/
Wataï8060/
Weita8051/
Waity8047/
Witau8030/
Witai8023/
Witea8023/
Whita8022/
Wieta8017/
Wahta8016/
Hwita8012/
Wayta8011/
Witah809/
Weata809/
Wiota808/
Wuata805/
Wataj805/
Witaś804/
Wadta803/
Wataa803/
Wataî803/
Vwata801/
Waité801/
Wuita801/
Witaa801/
Witat801/
Wajta801/
Waitehai772/
Waistead771/
Waitahad771/
Waitahay771/
Whaithad771/
Baitha73204,084/
Vaitha735,467/
Waithe732,622/
Wijata731,288/
Baiata73574/
Baihta73482/
Whitta73412/
Whaite73394/
Wiyata73376/
Bayita73352/
Vaitai73347/
Baitay73341/
Wajito73336/
Vaitay73291/
Wachta73273/
Wattah73212/
Wateau73204/
Wayeta73199/
Bajita73167/
Wataha73137/
Wayiti73137/
Wittau73106/
Baieta73105/
Witeha73102/
Wahata7398/
Waitte7392/
Vaitas7389/
Wattay7383/
Waitey7369/
Watach7365/
Weatoa7356/
Wattai7345/
Woitha7345/
Wattha7341/
Wayuta7339/
Wattad7337/
Witasp7336/
Vajita7328/
Baitai7327/
Vaieta7323/
Woitaß7322/
Waitee7315/
Waithi7313/
Wittha7313/
Whitau7311/
Waitoi7311/
Vaitau7311/
Baitta739/
Wautau739/
Waitit739/
Wayite738/
Wataja737/
Baiota736/
Baitaa736/
Watuha736/
Wittay736/
Wathap735/
Hwaiti735/
Vaitta735/
Waitei735/
Wadtau735/
Witaja735/
Weitai735/
Wathaa735/
Whitea734/
Wathea734/
Wayota734/
Wayata734/
Waitou734/
Wittat734/
Woitaś734/
Wittah733/
Whaiti733/
Wajtas733/
Waytha733/
Wayito733/
Withay732/
Hwayta732/
Baitau732/
Wathad732/
Vaitoa732/
Vaista732/
Waitti732/
Wojata732/
Wattat732/
Baiuta732/
Wattaj732/
Waitid732/
Baiita732/
Baitea732/
Baidta731/
Waitez731/
Hwatai731/
Wadtha731/
Wahtai731/
Witach731/
Withea731/
Wijeta731/
Whitad731/
Washta731/
Weitha731/
Vaiata731/
Vaidta731/
Waitty731/
Whitha731/
Watahe731/
Waytea731/
Weatha731/
Weatah731/
Weatay731/
Wittaa731/
Hwaito731/
Vaaita731/
Wattau731/
Weitah731/
Weyata731/
Waszta731/
Wata'a731/
Wastat731/
Wadtad731/
Waetai731/
Waaata731/
Waatah731/
Wajtaś731/
Waisto731/
Waitoo731/
Withaa731/
Wautah731/
Wautai731/
Wastah731/
Wattaa731/
Whatha731/
Witaut731/
Witead731/
Wistah731/
Witaha731/
Witahe731/
Wiyota731/
Waetea731/
Wateas730/
Wwaite730/
Watead730/
Watahh730/
Waitahaia711/
Wati67585,417/
Bata6763,744/
Vita6737,560/
Wate6721,601/
Bita6719,535/
Vata6711,935/
Wato675,696/
Weta672,421/
Uita671,715/
Witi671,306/
Wito671,114/
Baietta67973/
Watteau67749/
Wite67732/
Wauthat67699/
Whaites67417/
Uata67352/
Wayithi67169/
Whitead67139/
Waataja67103/
Weithas6787/
Baihota6783/
Wateaux6759/
Woitach6755/
Vaitahe6750/
Hwaiter6748/
Wiejata6746/
Waithip6739/
Waithet6738/
Wity6736/
Wayauta6735/
Baithaa6729/
Wathaut6727/
Baithha6725/
Baithai6723/
Vaithay6722/
Weyatoa6721/
Witheat6719/
Wiejota6718/
Baitaha6717/
Whaitte6717/
Wattaya6715/
Waastad6714/
Wattach6711/
Baitaij6711/
Baiitha6710/
Baithay6710/
Baittha679/
Waythad679/
Waeta'a678/
Vaitaya677/
Bajitha677/
Wattass676/
Vajitha675/
Baiatha675/
Bahiata675/
Weistad675/
Watthap675/
Wahyuta674/
Wastash674/
Vaajita674/
Vayitha674/
Wataysh674/
Waithed674/
Baaitha673/
Baihtha673/
Waithes673/
Woitass673/
Wasteau673/
Withaus672/
Witthas672/
Weyatta672/
Wijitha672/
Wasthay672/
Baijtha671/
Wahatay671/
Waistes671/
Waitett671/
Wojitas671/
Woyitat671/
Witeath671/
Wayatoa671/
Whitatt671/
Whittad671/
Whittat671/
Widtaja671/
Wastach671/
Weiteha671/
Vaittas671/
Whittay671/
Wayutah671/
Waiatee671/
Waaitte671/
Watj671/
Hwaiteh671/
Vaisėta671/
Vaithaj671/
Vaito'a671/
Wattaht671/
Watî671/
Weitaya671/
Wasztaj671/
Wathaha671/
Wathead671/
Wahatha671/
Waateau671/
Waathit671/
Wuistaz671/
Woitaha671/
Bahaita671/
Bayitta671/
Wistadt671/
Waitich671/
Waitiss671/
Waththa671/
Wasthat671/
Whaiter671/
Whattha671/
Waitthe671/
Waihiti671/
Wahdtaj671/
Bahieta671/
Withead670/
Withatt670/
Weateas670/
Wittach670/
Watthau670/
Whitash670/
Wastead670/
Whittea670/
Withaup670/
Whiteas670/
Whithad670/
Waitees670/
Wheatoa670/
Withait670/
Whiteea670/

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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 Waita
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