Wakabe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wakabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wakabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakabe is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wakabe.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakabe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Wakabe live; 57 percent live in Oceania Islands and 57 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Wakabe is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Central, where 38 percent are found, Hela, where 38 percent are found and East Sepik, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakabie921/
Wakabi834,730/
Wakaba834,067/
Wakobe8389/
Wakebe8328/
Wokabe833/
Wakhobe77139/
Wakhaba7766/
Bakaube7734/
Wakoobe7724/
Wakoube7718/
Wakhabi7712/
Wakaabi7712/
Baakabe772/
Wakabii772/
Wakabai772/
Bakaabe771/
Waakabi771/
Waikabi771/
Wakabhi771/
Baikabe771/
Vakhabe771/
Wakabui771/
Wakkabi771/
Waikabyo712/
Wakobeer711/
Wakabaja711/
Wokabi671,348/
Wakoba67664/
Vakaba67382/
Bacabe6742/
Wakobi6717/
Uekabe6717/
Wokobe672/
Vakabi672/
Wekobe672/
Bakabé671/
Wokave671/
Uakaba671/
Wakanp671/
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 Wakabe
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