Wakamo Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wakamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wakamo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wakamo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wakamo is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakamo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Wakamo live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.

Wakamo Last Name Statistics demography

Wakamo earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakamou922/
Wakamoi921/
Weakamo921/
Waskamou861/
Wakama832,487/
Wakomo838/
Wakemo832/
Wokamo831/
Vwakama7730/
Wadkama7728/
Waikama7718/
Wakamma7717/
Waekama7716/
Wakamau775/
Wakaima773/
Wakhama772/
Vakamou772/
Vakamoo771/
Wwakama771/
Wajkama771/
Hwakama771/
Wakameu771/
Wakauma771/
Bakaïmo771/
Watkama771/
Weakama771/
Vakamoh771/
Wakahama71117/
Wachkama7116/
Wakammah7110/
Baikamou711/
Vakama67273/
Wokama67236/
Wakoma6797/
Wakema6732/
Wekama6727/
Wacama672/
Waschkama671/
Wokomo671/

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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 Wakamo
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