Waako Surname
Approximately 4,835 people bear this surname
Waako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4,752 | 1:8,215 | 1,426 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Waako (68) may also be a first name.
Waako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waako occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waako? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 98,085th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,507,248 people. The surname Waako occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waako are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waako is also the 1,181,159th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 68 people.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,752 people, or 1 in 8,215. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kaliro District, where 41 percent live, Namutumba District, where 12 percent live and Mayuge District, where 9 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 0 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 Waako
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