Waka Surname
Approximately 14,465 people bear this surname
Waka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,667 | 1:66,420 | 4,860 |
| DR Congo | 2,162 | 1:34,172 | 4,255 |
| Kenya | 1,784 | 1:25,886 | 2,899 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,425 | 1:5,722 | 356 |
| South Africa | 819 | 1:66,151 | 8,292 |
| Japan | 747 | 1:171,144 | 8,245 |
| Ivory Coast | 592 | 1:38,972 | 2,550 |
| Liberia | 509 | 1:8,661 | 992 |
| Iraq | 477 | 1:73,421 | 2,466 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Cameroon | 400 | 1:51,923 | 6,782 |
| Indonesia | 287 | 1:460,799 | 38,176 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Benin | 178 | 1:58,065 | 7,178 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Burkina Faso | 133 | 1:137,986 | 3,691 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United Arab Emirates | 107 | 1:85,629 | 7,855 |
| United States | 100 | 1:3,624,589 | 201,936 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Senegal | 77 | 1:189,342 | 1,375 |
| Uganda | 76 | 1:513,675 | 29,105 |
| Niger | 76 | 1:252,527 | 7,993 |
| Syria | 69 | 1:279,725 | 4,409 |
| Congo | 59 | 1:84,561 | 7,183 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Norway | 30 | 1:171,410 | 20,526 |
| Solomon Islands | 30 | 1:19,334 | 3,744 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Nepal | 12 | 1:2,373,413 | 8,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Waka (19,911) may also be a first name.
Waka Demographics
Waka Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Waka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waka (Hindi: वाका, Oriya: ୱାକା) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,456th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 503,805 people. The surname Waka is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Waka are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 26 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,915th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 19,911 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,667 people, or 1 in 66,420. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 39 percent live, Borno, where 37 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 83 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 12 percent live.
Waka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Waka surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (97%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Waka last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waka in the Hindi language | ||
| वाका | vaka | - |
| Waka in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାକା | waka | - |
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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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- 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 Waka
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