Wakab Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Wakab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 75 | 1:1,349,843 | 99,755 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wakab (13) may also be a first name.
Wakab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakab (Oriya: ୱାକବ) is found most in The Philippines. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wakab.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakab? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wakab is the 2,007,164th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Wakab live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 1,349,843. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 67 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 33 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakab in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାକବ | wakaba | - |
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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 Wakab
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