Wajika Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Wajika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 84 | 1:630,257 | 38,555 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Wajika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wajika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wajika has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wajika? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,666,404th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wajika are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wajika is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 630,257. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 80 percent live, Mtwara Region, where 11 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and Niger, where 1 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 Wajika
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