Waitua Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Waitua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waitua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Waitua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waitua has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waitua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Waitua are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname Waitua is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sabah, where 100 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waituha9256/
Watua91267/
Wathua8358/
Watuah8313/
Watuha836/
Baitua835/
Waitwa831/
Whitua830/
Waytuah7710/
Waatuah771/
Weatuah771/
Waitway771/
Whituah770/
Batua734,035/
Bitua73567/
Widua73146/
Watwa7358/
Vitua7346/
Vatua7320/
Wadua7315/
Wetua732/
Wituo731/
Wahatuha711/
Wathuo67100/
Vaetua6725/
Bahtua6718/
Battua6712/
Widdua678/
Baidua675/
Wadhua675/
Bituha673/
Bittua672/
Vituat672/
Bituah672/
Hvatua671/
Watwad671/
Weituo671/
Batdua671/
Weatuo671/
Vistua671/
Watway671/
Baituo671/
Badtua671/
Uattua671/

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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 Waitua
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