Waitangi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Waitangi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waitangi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Waitangi (46) may also be a first name.

Waitangi Last Name Facts

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

Waitangi is more commonly found in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waitangi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Waitangi live; 88 percent live in Australasia and 88 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,484,914th most common given name globally, borne by 46 people.

Waitangi is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 646,903. In New Zealand Waitangi is primarily found in: Northland Region, where 86 percent are found and Canterbury Region, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account New Zealand it occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waithangi941/
Watangi9350/
Watangai881/
Waitongi881/
Waitanga881/
Waithanji821,129/
Waithanga8216/
Wayitanga821/
Watanga801,214/
Bitangi80307/
Vatangi80305/
Batangi8086/
Vitangi8063/
Watansi802/
Witanga802/
Watanzi801/
Wayitanshi781/
Battangi7580/
Wathanga7562/
Wattanga7559/
Batangai7522/
Watainge7521/
Vaitange7510/
Vitangui756/
Vathangi754/
Batanggi753/
Baitange752/
Wathanji752/
Watangha751/
Watansie751/
Withange751/
Watanzai751/
Witanger750/
Waithanje71167/
Wattang'a714/
Witatenge711/
Vattangui711/
Bitange671,042/
Vitanzi67221/
Vatanci67121/
Batange67121/
Watonga6764/
Batanzi6732/
Batangy6729/
Witonzi6722/
Witansa678/
Vatange675/
Batongi675/
Vitange674/
Bitongi671/
Bitanzi671/
Wytangy671/
Wetanga671/
Vatansi671/
Witanze671/
Witonsi671/

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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 Waitangi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis