Waitao Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waitao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waitao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waitao (20) may also be a first name.

Waitao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waitao is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waitao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. Waitao occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Waitao reside; 99 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 99 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Waitao is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

The last name Waitao is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 113,246. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Gulf, where 67 percent reside, Manus, where 14 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 10 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watao9140/
Witao916/
Waitaoha861/
Waitoa83177/
Weitao8314/
Wataou8312/
Witaou832/
Baitao832/
Wataho831/
Wathao831/
Waataou771/
Watahos771/
Wattaoo771/
Watahou771/
Wathauo771/
Waetaho771/
Baitaho771/
Watthao771/
Batao732,298/
Bitao73711/
Vitao73214/
Wetao73213/
Watoa7384/
Vatao732/
Watahous711/
Waiteiyo711/
Baitaaho711/
Watahoos711/
Bithao67345/
Bautao6761/
Weatoa6756/
Witoua6752/
Watouo6730/
Bataou6720/
Bidtao6714/
Uathao679/
Battao677/
Bathao674/
Baitoa673/
Huitao673/
Huatao673/
Wetaod672/
Vaitoa672/
Wetaho672/
Baatao671/
Waitahaia671/
Witoha671/
Wahtoa671/
Bittao671/
Vitaou671/
Watoho671/
Baïtao671/
Wataua670/
Bataoi670/

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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
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  • 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 Waitao
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