Waraia Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Waraia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Waraia (12) may also be a first name.
Waraia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waraia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waraia is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waraia? popularity and diffusion
Waraia is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Waraia occurs mostly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Waraia are found; 69 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 65 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Waraia is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Waraia is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 65 percent live, Western Highlands, where 24 percent live and Enga, where 6 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Waraia is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 27 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.
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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 Waraia
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