Alwaka Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Israel

Alwaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alwaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Alwaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alwaka (Marathi: अलवाका) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alwaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Alwaka live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Alwaka is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Alwaka is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 14 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 25 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alwakka92151/
Alwakaa9218/
Alwakad922/
Alwakkaa8610/
Alwakkad864/
Alwaikah861/
Alweka8382/
Aluaka8364/
Alwaki8323/
Elwaka839/
Alwoka836/
Alwaca833/
Alwako831/
Alwaked77279/
Alwasqa7723/
Albakau776/
Alwaqas774/
Alwaqad771/
Albakha771/
Albaaka771/
Alwaqaa771/
Alvakka771/
Aylbaka771/
Alwakih771/
Alwoika771/
Alvashka718/
Alwakchi717/
Alvakaya716/
Alwakhid712/
Albaccka711/
Alwaqiea711/
Eluaka67191/
Alwoko67181/
Alwaqe67120/
Albaca6757/
Aluako6744/
Alweko6743/
Hallbacka6712/
Albaqa677/
Halwackes677/
Olwoka676/
Olwako674/
Oluaka674/
Elvaka674/
Aluoka674/
Albaky674/
Olwaki673/
Alwoki673/
Alvaki672/
Alwoke671/
Albako671/

Alwaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alwaka in the Marathi language
अलवाकाalavaka-

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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
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  • 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 Alwaka
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