Wakabu Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Wakabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 147 | 1:314,149 | 19,561 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Japan | 15 | 1:8,522,953 | 44,380 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Wakabu (19) may also be a first name.
Wakabu Demographics
Wakabu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wakabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakabu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakabu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,067,497th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Wakabu live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name globally It is held by 19 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 314,149. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 55 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 24 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Wakabu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wakabu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waikabu | 92 | 558 | / |
| Wakaabu | 92 | 68 | / |
| Waekabu | 92 | 10 | / |
| Wakhabu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wakkabu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wakabui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waykabu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakkaabu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Wakaaabu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakavu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vakabu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakobui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bakabeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakhabou | 71 | 273 | / |
| Wakoubeu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waikebou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokabu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Bakobu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bakavu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bakavou | 62 | 95 | / |
| Bacabou | 62 | 13 | / |
| Wokehbu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Waicavu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Waikovu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vacabui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Wokoubou | 57 | 6 | / |
| Bagkavou | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bakeibau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Uakoubou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boykabou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Baikoubou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Boukkabou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bokahabou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Watcoubou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Boukhabou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bokobu | 50 | 27 | / |
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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 Wakabu
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