Wimai Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Wimai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wimai (13) may also be a first name.
Wimai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wimai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wimai occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wimai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Wimai reside; 69 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 69 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wimai is also the 3,159,357th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 89 percent live and West New Britain, where 11 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 23 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 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 Wimai
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