Wakanala Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Wakanala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 139 | 1:280,858 | 20,004 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
Wakanala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakanala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakanala occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakanala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakanala is the 1,348,199th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. Wakanala is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Wakanala reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 280,858. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 56 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 19 percent are found and Sironko District, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakhanala | 94 | 3 | / |
| Wakangala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Vakanala | 88 | 3 | / |
| Bakanala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wakhanalo | 82 | 23 | / |
| Baakanala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakkanalla | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bokanala | 75 | 16 | / |
| Vakanali | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bakanali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vakhanali | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bokkanala | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wakongola | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bakanolla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vakanalli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Veikanala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bokhanala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakkannola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakkanalli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokkanalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baikanolla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakonelo | 63 | 107 | / |
| Bakkannolla | 63 | 13 | / |
| Bacanali | 63 | 3 | / |
| Bokanola | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vakanahalli | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bocaneala | 59 | 215 | / |
| Bacanalli | 59 | 88 | / |
| Baccanale | 59 | 65 | / |
| Vacanalli | 59 | 5 | / |
| Baicanali | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wokongola | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bakoonola | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vakanhoule | 56 | 3 | / |
| Wokhongola | 56 | 1 | / |
| Baccanalli | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bokkanolla | 56 | 1 | / |
| Baicanahalli | 50 | 1 | / |
| Baccanahalli | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Wakanala
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