Whaitiri Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whaitiri Surname User-submission:

Whaitiri is a Maori (the indigenous culture of New Zealand) transliteration for 'lightning'.

Whaitiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Whaitiri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Whaitiri is a Maori (the indigenous culture of New Zealand) transliteration for 'lightning'.

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Whaitiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whaitiri is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whaitiri? popularity and diffusion

Whaitiri is the 1,589,322nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Whaitiri are found; 98 percent are found in Australasia and 98 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 37,736. In New Zealand Whaitiri is mostly concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 30 percent live, Southland Region, where 19 percent live and Gisborne Region, where 13 percent live. Not including New Zealand Whaitiri exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Waitiri931/
Waititri8830/
Waituiri884/
Waithiri883/
Watiri863,928/
Witiri8630/
Waithitri824/
Waithisri821/
Watieri8079/
Waitira8050/
Waitire8047/
Wittiri8011/
Whatira8011/
Waituri805/
Baitiri801/
Wattiri801/
Wistiri801/
Waithira7535,823/
Whatuira7573/
Waitheri7512/
Whithire752/
Wahateri752/
Waithuri751/
Waiotira751/
Wayitire751/
Waithire751/
Baitairi751/
Whittire750/
Whitiere750/
Waturi711,036/
Watira71523/
Batiri71425/
Vitiri71183/
Bitiri7135/
Wateri7131/
Witeri7126/
Vatiri7124/
Watire7122/
Witira713/
Waithirra711/
Wetiri711/
Watturi67862/
Waitere67258/
Vatieri67168/
Batirai6782/
Weitire6774/
Hwatira6768/
Battiri6767/
Vitirri6736/
Whature6711/
Bateiri6710/
Bitirri679/
Baiteri678/
Bithiri674/
Vatgiri674/
Woitira673/
Woitire673/
Witeire673/
Whitera672/
Vitirio672/
Vitairi672/
Baitire672/
Wathiri672/
Watgeri672/
Wettiri671/
Vattiri671/
Vatirai671/
Beitiri671/
Bitirei671/
Watetri671/
Wattyri671/
Watoire671/
Batuiri671/
Bajtiri671/
Vitiris671/
Wattira671/
Whitery670/

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