Wakake Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Wakake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 64 | 1:609,989 | 32,257 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wakake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakake is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakake? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,372,517th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakake live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 609,989. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 36 percent live, Buikwe District, where 20 percent live and Bugiri District, where 17 percent live. Beside Uganda Wakake exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakaike | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wakakhe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakaker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakak | 91 | 93 | / |
| Wakayuke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakkak | 83 | 208 | / |
| Wakeke | 83 | 115 | / |
| Wakaka | 83 | 93 | / |
| Wakaki | 83 | 77 | / |
| Wakauk | 83 | 16 | / |
| Vakake | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wakike | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wakoke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waakak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wacake | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vakakes | 77 | 24 | / |
| Vakaker | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wadkoke | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wakkace | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wakaiki | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vakhake | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakasky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waskack | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whakaki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakague | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watkoke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakak | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wakok | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wacak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wakac | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waqak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakhakha | 71 | 184 | / |
| Watkoske | 71 | 16 | / |
| Waskasky | 71 | 5 | / |
| Waskaski | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wakiyaki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bakhakhe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bakajike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakayoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakajika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakaki | 67 | 126 | / |
| Wascak | 67 | 117 | / |
| Wokike | 67 | 51 | / |
| Bakcak | 67 | 31 | / |
| Wakoka | 67 | 20 | / |
| Watkoskey | 67 | 14 | / |
| Watkok | 67 | 11 | / |
| Washkoske | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vekake | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wokaka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vakaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waicak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Backak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weukak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakagh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadkok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakauk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojkak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaicaker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waykok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wacaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakayakio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watcak | 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
- 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 Wakake
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