Wakabi Surname
Approximately 4,730 people bear this surname
Wakabi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4,363 | 1:8,948 | 1,531 |
| Cameroon | 345 | 1:60,200 | 7,748 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wakabi (336) may also be a first name.
Wakabi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakabi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakabi has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakabi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 99,960th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,540,707 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakabi live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wakabi is also the 477,199th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 336 people.
This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 4,363 people, or 1 in 8,948. In Uganda Wakabi is most common in: Luuka District, where 15 percent live, Kamuli District, where 13 percent live and Mayuge District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakaabi | 92 | 12 | / |
| Wakhabi | 92 | 12 | / |
| Wakabai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wakabii | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wakabui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waikabi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waakabi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakabhi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakabie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakkabi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakaba | 83 | 4,067 | / |
| Wokabi | 83 | 1,348 | / |
| Wakobi | 83 | 17 | / |
| Wakabe | 83 | 14 | / |
| Vakabi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waqabi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakoobi | 77 | 104 | / |
| Wakhaba | 77 | 66 | / |
| Wakobui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vakabai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vakhabi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakabhai | 71 | 19 | / |
| Waikabyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bahakabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakabaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakoba | 67 | 664 | / |
| Vakaba | 67 | 382 | / |
| Wakobe | 67 | 89 | / |
| Wakebe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vakavi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wekobi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wokabe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wokobi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bakabé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uakaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakhabhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baqabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bacabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokavi | 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 Wakabi
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