Wakaba Surname
Approximately 4,067 people bear this surname
Wakaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,518 | 1:13,127 | 1,626 |
| Japan | 247 | 1:517,588 | 14,692 |
| South Africa | 209 | 1:259,223 | 26,097 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wakaba (908) may also be a first name.
Wakaba Demographics
Wakaba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wakaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakaba occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakaba is the 113,728th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,791,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wakaba reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 269,226th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 908 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,518 people, or 1 in 13,127. In Kenya Wakaba is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 25 percent live, Nairobi County, where 22 percent live and Nakuru County, where 14 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.
Wakaba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wakaba surname is principally 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakhaba | 92 | 66 | / |
| Wakabai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wakabaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakabi | 83 | 4,730 | / |
| Wakoba | 83 | 664 | / |
| Vakaba | 83 | 382 | / |
| Wakabo | 83 | 49 | / |
| Wakabe | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wakeba | 83 | 14 | / |
| Uakaba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakooba | 77 | 820 | / |
| Baakaba | 77 | 94 | / |
| Wakampa | 77 | 42 | / |
| Waikabo | 77 | 33 | / |
| Vakabah | 77 | 20 | / |
| Wakaibo | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wakaabi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wakhabi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wakouba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakabii | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vakabai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakabui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waakabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakabhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakabie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakhoba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakkabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokabay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakaaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waekabo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakabha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakabaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakeaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baakabah | 71 | 396 | / |
| Vakabhai | 71 | 19 | / |
| Wakahabo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waikabyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wakoobah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baakaaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wackeiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wokabi | 67 | 1,348 | / |
| Vacaba | 67 | 144 | / |
| Wakobe | 67 | 89 | / |
| Wakobo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Baqaba | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bacaba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wakobi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wekoba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wokoba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wokabe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vakabi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bakabé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wacabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vokaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakeba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakhabhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waqabi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wakaba
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