Walaia Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Walaia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Walaia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walaia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walaia is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Walaia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walaia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Walaia occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Walaia reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 88 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Walaia
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