Waitas Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

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

Waitas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waitas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Waitas (23) may also be a first name.

Waitas Last Name Facts

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

Waitas is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waitas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waitas is the 2,121,169th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Waitas reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 156,802. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: New Ireland, where 88 percent are found, Morobe, where 10 percent are found and East New Britain, where 2 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Waitas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waitas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waitas surname increased 480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waitas Last Name Statistics demography

Waitas earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.22% less than the national average, earning $23,637 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitase921/
Witas911,795/
Watas91464/
Watase837,202/
Woitas831,122/
Vaitas8389/
Baitas8376/
Witasp8336/
Watash8314/
Waytas8312/
Wattas8311/
Wittas8311/
Witase839/
Watais836/
Whitas835/
Wajtas833/
Waitos833/
Withas831/
Wiotas831/
Wathas831/
Wataus831/
Wateas830/
Witasse77186/
Watashe77134/
Weithas7787/
Baithas777/
Wattass776/
Whattas775/
Wastash774/
Wataysh774/
Woitass773/
Withaus772/
Witthas772/
Wastase772/
Wojitas771/
Wiethas771/
Vaittas771/
Waithos771/
Baitais771/
Weateas770/
Whitash770/
Whiteas770/
Batas735,066/
Vatas732,461/
Vitas732,135/
Bitas731,712/
Witos731,416/
Wytas7375/
Watos7326/
Wataj735/
Witaś734/
Watac731/
Wetas731/
Uatas731/
Witthaus71859/
Weithase7177/
Whithaus7174/
Whiteash7172/
Weithaas7163/
Weithaus7155/
Wietasch7139/
Witasová712/
Wittasch712/
Whiteast711/
Vaisėtas711/
Weithass711/
Witthase711/
Withauss710/
Wathauys710/
Wishtash710/
Watthaus710/
Wojtas679,768/
Battas671,198/
Batash67750/
Vistas67595/
Vittas67534/
Witosz67413/
Bithas67319/
Baatas67243/
Bataus67231/
Bathas67145/
Voitas67129/
Woytas67124/
Veitas6798/
Baytas6796/
Watach6765/
Vietas6747/
Westas6747/
Baitaz6746/
Bittas6743/
Witous6738/
Wittausch6738/
Vattas6733/
Wetase6732/
Whytas6729/
Wetaas6727/
Vatash6723/
Woitaß6722/
Bitash6721/
Watarz6720/
Bateas6719/
Baitos6717/
Vatgas6713/
Vastas677/
Woutas677/
Boitas676/
Vitasz675/
Vitaus675/
Vitais675/
Vitasp675/
Woitaś674/
Vitash673/
Wateus673/
Hwetas673/
Wattos673/
Watace673/
Beitas673/
Witeus673/
Bitaus673/
Vataas672/
Vatase672/
Bautas672/
Witarz672/
Vatass672/
Beatas672/
Wattaj672/
Wettas672/
Huatas671/
Witose671/
Wuitthaus671/
Witach671/
Whithause671/
Whitthaus671/
Wathos671/
Vitase671/
Vateas671/
Watoos671/
Wethas671/
Watosh671/
Wietos671/
Watous671/
Weithaase671/
Wejtas671/
Vathas671/
Wajtaś671/
Withos671/
Wittos671/
Batays671/
Bitass671/
Uattas671/
Watose671/
Woitax671/
Witthause670/
Witoss670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waitas
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