Wakabe Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Wakabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakabie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakabi | 83 | 4,730 | / |
| Wakaba | 83 | 4,067 | / |
| Wakobe | 83 | 89 | / |
| Wakebe | 83 | 28 | / |
| Wokabe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wakhobe | 77 | 139 | / |
| Wakhaba | 77 | 66 | / |
| Bakaube | 77 | 34 | / |
| Wakoobe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Wakoube | 77 | 18 | / |
| Wakhabi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wakaabi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Baakabe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakabii | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakabai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakaabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waakabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakabhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baikabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakhabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakabui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakkabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikabyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wakobeer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakabaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wokabi | 67 | 1,348 | / |
| Wakoba | 67 | 664 | / |
| Vakaba | 67 | 382 | / |
| Bacabe | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wakobi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Uekabe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wokobe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vakabi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wekobe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bakabé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uakaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakanp | 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
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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 Wakabe
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