Waket Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

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

Waket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waket (127) may also be a first name.

Waket Last Name Facts

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

Waket is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waket? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Waket are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 825,494th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 127 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea Waket is most common in: Madang, where 70 percent reside, East Sepik, where 15 percent reside and National Capital District, where 4 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakete9179/
Wacket9170/
Wakhet9170/
Watket919/
Wakiet918/
Wakest913/
Whaket912/
Hwaket911/
Wakeet911/
Waiket911/
Wakett911/
Wadket911/
Wackett83711/
Waskett83107/
Whakiet837/
Wakhete832/
Whacket831/
Waikeet831/
Waekett830/
Waked8014,360/
Wakit802,761/
Vaket8011/
Wacet802/
Weket801/
Whackett7799/
Wakehete771/
Wachkeit771/
Waquet73481/
Wakhit73246/
Waikit73102/
Wakhed7347/
Wachet7343/
Wosket7332/
Wokete7326/
Wakeed7318/
Weeket7316/
Wakite7311/
Wacked737/
Bakket734/
Bakeat732/
Waicet731/
Wakait731/
Baaket731/
Vadket731/
Vasket731/
Vakete731/
Wecket731/
Wahkit731/
Bagket731/
Waqeet731/
Wasked730/
Waschkeit7146/
Wacquet67385/
Waikhit67285/
Woskett67100/
Waichet675/
Wakhied674/
Vakeete674/
Wakaite674/
Weicket672/
Bakheyt672/
Wakheed671/
Whaikit671/
Wahakit671/
Uadkhet671/
Vaskets671/
Vakketh671/
Vakheet671/
Waekhed671/
Uatkhet671/
Wachett670/
Waskitt670/
Beakett670/
Waychet670/
Waquest670/
Beacket670/
Weckett670/

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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 Waket
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