Wawatai Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Wawatai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 101 | 1:44,835 | 7,402 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wawatai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wawatai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wawatai has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wawatai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,736,881st most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Wawatai are found; 99 percent are found in Australasia and 99 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 44,835. In New Zealand Wawatai is mostly concentrated in: Bay of Plenty Region, where 19 percent live, Hawke's Bay Region, where 16 percent live and Wellington Region, where 14 percent live. Besides New Zealand it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawati | 92 | 31 | / |
| Wawata | 92 | 19 | / |
| Wahwati | 86 | 68 | / |
| Wawatie | 86 | 34 | / |
| Waiwata | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vawati | 77 | 130 | / |
| Wavata | 77 | 52 | / |
| Wawota | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wawate | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wawoti | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wauati | 77 | 9 | / |
| Waiwattha | 75 | 158 | / |
| Waewadtha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahwati | 71 | 839 | / |
| Bawataa | 71 | 162 | / |
| Babatai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Waibata | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wavatha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waiweta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wahawaytih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vawatiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waswate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wabattah | 67 | 122 | / |
| Waiwethi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bawatiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouwatai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayhuata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahawati | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wawatai
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