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) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alwaka? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Alwaka is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent live, Bungoma County, where 14 percent live and Nairobi County, where 14 percent live. Barring Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 25 percent live and India, where 19 percent live.

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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  • 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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