Wakaba Surname

113,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,5181:13,1271,626
Japan2471:517,58814,692
South Africa2091:259,22326,097
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England211:2,653,24194,788
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wakaba (908) may also be a first name.

Wakaba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wakaba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wakaba occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakaba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 113,728th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,791,873 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wakaba reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wakaba is also the 269,226th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 908 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 3,518 people, or 1 in 13,127. In Kenya Wakaba is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 25 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 22 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Wakaba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Wakaba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.1% more than the national average, earning R 347,196 per year and in United States they earn 9.08% less than the national average, earning $39,233 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakhaba9266/
Wakabai922/
Wakabaja861/
Wakabi834,730/
Wakoba83664/
Vakaba83382/
Wakabo8349/
Wakabe8314/
Wakeba8314/
Uakaba831/
Wakooba77820/
Baakaba7794/
Wakampa7742/
Waikabo7733/
Vakabah7720/
Wakaibo7716/
Wakaabi7712/
Wakhabi7712/
Wakouba772/
Wakabii772/
Vakabai772/
Wakabui771/
Waikabi771/
Waakabi771/
Wakabhi771/
Wakabie771/
Wakhoba771/
Wakkabi771/
Wokabay771/
Bakaaba771/
Wokabai771/
Waekabo771/
Bakabha771/
Bakabaa771/
Bakeaba771/
Baakabah71396/
Vakabhai7119/
Wakahabo714/
Waikabyo712/
Wakoobah711/
Baakaaba711/
Wackeiba711/
Wokabi671,348/
Vacaba67144/
Wakobe6789/
Wakobo6755/
Baqaba6730/
Bacaba6724/
Wakobi6717/
Wekoba678/
Wokoba674/
Wokabe673/
Vakabi672/
Bakabé671/
Wacabo671/
Vokaba671/
Vakeba671/
Vakhabhai671/
Waqabi671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakaba
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