Wakabo Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wakabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda481:813,31838,363
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Wakabo (12) may also be a first name.

Wakabo Last Name Facts

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

Wakabo is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakabo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakabo is the 2,776,799th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. Wakabo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakabo reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 813,318. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Budaka District, where 29 percent live, Bugiri District, where 23 percent live and Mayuge District, where 17 percent live. Other than Uganda Wakabo occurs in one country. It also occurs in Gabon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikabo9233/
Wakaibo9216/
Waekabo921/
Wakahabo864/
Wakaba834,067/
Wakobo8355/
Wacabo831/
Wakoubo77110/
Wakhaba7766/
Waukavo771/
Waikobo771/
Wahkobo771/
Bakhabou71273/
Waikebou711/
Wakoba67664/
Vakaba67382/
Wakeba6714/
Bakobo6710/
Bacabo672/
Wokobo672/
Uakaba671/

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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 Wakabo
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