Waitau Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Waitau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 155 | 1:853,221 | 64,334 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Waitau (24) may also be a first name.
Waitau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waitau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waitau is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waitau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,391,595th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname Waitau occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Waitau are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 24 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 853,221. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Maluku, where 96 percent live and Papua, where 4 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live.
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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 Waitau
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