Waititi Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

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

Waititi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waititi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Waititi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waititi is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waititi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Waititi are found; 93 percent are found in Australasia and 93 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most widely held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 65,628. In New Zealand Waititi is most prevalent in: Bay of Plenty Region, where 48 percent are found, Wellington Region, where 17 percent are found and Northland Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of New Zealand this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitaiti931/
Watiti921,024/
Wititi9243/
Hwititi8682/
Whititi8623/
Waitita8616/
Wattiti862/
Witisti861/
Watitei861/
Waituti861/
Baititi861/
Waitite861/
Waiteti861/
Wattitti805/
Bititi771,113/
Batiti77286/
Watita7777/
Watite7723/
Wituti7711/
Witita771/
Vititi771/
Witeithie751/
Waitetich750/
Waitete7161/
Battiti7156/
Vititio713/
Withite712/
Vuititi711/
Watituy711/
Wytisti711/
Batithi711/
Wittite710/
Wathithi67510/
Vaitaite672/
Battitti671/
Waituteh671/
Vatistis671/
Vayutiti671/
Vitietie671/
Whithite671/
Whiteite671/
Whitetie670/

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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 Waititi
  • 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