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

The last name Waitangi occurs in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waitangi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Waitangi occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Waitangi reside; 88 percent reside in Australasia and 88 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 46 people.

This surname is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 646,903. In New Zealand it is mostly found in: Northland Region, where 86 percent live and Canterbury Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent live.

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