Waitoa Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Waitoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 135 | 1:33,543 | 5,806 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Waitoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waitoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waitoa occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waitoa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waitoa? popularity and diffusion
Waitoa is the 1,286,243rd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Waitoa reside; 83 percent reside in Australasia and 83 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
This surname is most commonly occurring in New Zealand, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 33,543. In New Zealand it is mostly found in: Hawke's Bay Region, where 30 percent are found, Gisborne Region, where 26 percent are found and Canterbury Region, where 12 percent are found. Not including New Zealand this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Waitoa
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