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
Waako occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waako? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 98,085th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,507,248 people. The last name Waako is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waako reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most common first name in the world It is held by 68 people.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,752 people, or 1 in 8,215. In Uganda Waako is most numerous in: Kaliro District, where 41 percent reside, Namutumba District, where 12 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 0 percent reside.
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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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