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Where Does The Last Name Waka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Waka (Hindi: वाका, Oriya: ୱାକା) is found most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Waka is the 36,456^th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 503,805 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Waka live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 26 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,915^th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 19,911 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,667 people, or 1 in 66,420. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 39 percent live, Borno, where 37 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Waka occurs in 83 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 12 percent live.

Waka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (97%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Waka are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Waka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning 369,663 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.31% less than the national average, earning R 115,704 per year and in United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,260 USD per year.