Wakak Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Wakak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wakak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakak is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Wakak live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 92,656. In Papua New Guinea Wakak is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 90 percent reside, East New Britain, where 9 percent reside and Morobe, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wakak is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakkak | 91 | 208 | / |
| Wakake | 91 | 65 | / |
| Wakauk | 91 | 16 | / |
| Waakak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wakaike | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wakakhe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waskack | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wekak | 80 | 36 | / |
| Vakak | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wakok | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wacak | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wakac | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waqak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wascak | 73 | 117 | / |
| Bakcak | 73 | 31 | / |
| Watkok | 73 | 11 | / |
| Vakake | 73 | 11 | / |
| Waicak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Backak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weukak | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wakagh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakauk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakoke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wojkak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wadkok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wacake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakack | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waykok | 73 | 1 | / |
| Watcak | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wadkoke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waszcak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Watkoke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakhaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakague | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakhake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wackock | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wakak
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