Wakai Surname
Approximately 13,285 people bear this surname
Wakai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 11,733 | 1:10,896 | 1,459 |
| Papua New Guinea | 869 | 1:9,383 | 763 |
| United States | 162 | 1:2,237,401 | 140,088 |
| Nigeria | 147 | 1:1,205,053 | 48,659 |
| Cameroon | 103 | 1:201,641 | 20,774 |
| Brazil | 71 | 1:3,015,131 | 88,032 |
| Liberia | 59 | 1:74,721 | 6,295 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
The alternate forms: Wakaï (1) are calculated separately.
Wakai (688) may also be a first name.
Wakai Demographics
Average Wakai Salary in
United States
$59,106 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wakai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakai occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Wakaï. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 39,514th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 548,554 people. Wakai is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Wakai are found; 88 percent are found in East Asia and 88 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 315,345th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 688 people.
This last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 11,733 people, or 1 in 10,896. In Japan Wakai is most numerous in: Niigata Prefecture, where 16 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Barring Japan Wakai is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Wakai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wakai surname are 32.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.21% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wakai earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 62.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,428 per year and in United States they earn 36.98% more than the national average, earning $59,106 USD per year.
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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 Wakai
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