Wakain Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Wakain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Wakain (20) may also be a first name.
Wakain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakain is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakain? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,372,517th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 98 percent of Wakain are found; 98 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 98 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wakain is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 127,402. In Papua New Guinea Wakain is primarily found in: Enga, where 53 percent reside, East Sepik, where 30 percent reside and West Sepik, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Wakain
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