Wuai Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wuai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
China61:227,886,92811,701
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Wuai (1,946) may also be a first name.

Wuai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wuai is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wuai is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Wuai occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Wuai are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 171,852nd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,946 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Wuai is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 29 percent reside and Taiwan, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wouai893/
Wuais891/
Wuaih891/
Uai86439/
Wuaiss804/
Wuahio801/
Wuaitt800/
Vuai7516,287/
Wahi758,833/
Huai751,817/
Weai7582/
Woua7567/
Woui7562/
Waoi7528/
Woai7526/
Wuoi7522/
Waua7516/
Waui7514/
Uaiz7511/
Wa'i758/
Uait758/
Uahi756/
Uais756/
Uaio753/
Uaoi753/
Uaid752/
Uaip752/
Uoai751/
Wuae751/
Bauai67603/
Waiye67448/
Wahie67238/
Bouai67115/
Wayie67111/
Wajhi67109/
Huais6785/
Weait6780/
Wohui6727/
Waija6722/
Wahoi6713/
Wajji6712/
Wauhi679/
Waiji679/
Hua'i678/
Wajie677/
Wahui675/
Waayi674/
Waeyi674/
Vuahi674/
Wa'is674/
Waeii673/
Wahih673/
Uaish673/
Weaih673/
Uaija673/
Oueai672/
Wajgi672/
Weaei672/
Wouis671/
Weaie671/
Wauip671/
Vauai671/
Wauis671/
Huait671/
Huaiz671/
Uahis671/
Waahi671/
Hueai671/
Uaoui671/
Wojui671/
Wauyi671/
Vouai671/
Vuaiz671/
Hwoai671/
Hwahi671/
Huaoi671/
Huaei671/
Uaitt671/
Waaua671/
Wa'ie671/
Wgaoi671/
Weeai671/
Hwaua671/
Huaid670/

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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 Wuai
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