Waako Surname

98,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Waako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,7521:8,2151,426
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wa'ako9118/
Waakop9117/
Waakoo914/
Waakko911/
Wahako911/
Wako8937,287/
Wahakou831/
Wakou80711/
Waiko80528/
Waaka80496/
Wacko80247/
Wakoi80153/
Wakko8072/
Wakho8059/
Weako8045/
Wauko8029/
Waśko8027/
Wakoh8024/
Hwako8011/
Wayko8010/
Waeko807/
Wakoo806/
Wakgo804/
Wakoa803/
Vaako802/
Wakuo802/
Waaco801/
Wwako801/
Waaqo801/
Wakoy801/
Waakouch771/
Waskot732,022/
Waakaa73656/
Wakhou73196/
Waykos73195/
Waikou7346/
Waszko7330/
Wachko7329/
Wahaka7329/
Waikoh7310/
Wascko736/
Weakou733/
Waytko733/
Baakho733/
Wahuko732/
Wakoch732/
Waukos731/
Hwakoi731/
Wajkop731/
Wakkop731/
Wakkou731/
Waakha731/
Waakad731/
Waikoo731/
Hwadko731/
Vaakoo731/
Waykop731/
Vaasko731/
Waka6714,465/
Waqa674,677/
Woko674,114/
Waqo672,732/
Weko671,356/
Waca671,202/
Vako671,157/
Waschko6756/
Wajskop6735/
Waco6726/
Uako6715/
Waikohy674/
Waikhop674/
Hwakohe673/
Waykosh672/
Vaaykos672/
Bahakou672/
Waakaas672/
Waikohu671/
Wackhoz671/
Waikoha671/
Wachkoo671/
Wakhooe671/
Washcko671/
Washkko671/
Wasshko671/
Waaakaa671/
Wauszko671/
Wazkosz671/
Waskosz671/
Wahakha671/
Wajszko671/
Wakooyi671/

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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 Waako
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