Waitam Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Waitam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Waitam (10) may also be a first name.
Waitam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waitam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waitam is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waitam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waitam? popularity and diffusion
Waitam is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Waitam reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waitam is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally, borne by 10 people.
The last name Waitam is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Waitam is most numerous in: Enga, where 56 percent reside and Madang, where 44 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 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 Waitam
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