Wakani Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Wakani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 128 | 1:63,701 | 8,267 |
| Pakistan | 84 | 1:2,126,713 | 19,920 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Wakani (51) may also be a first name.
Wakani Demographics
Average Wakani Salary in
Canada
$76,377 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Wakani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakani (Marathi: वाकानी) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 926,175th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Wakani are found; 45 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 45 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,396,783rd most common given name throughout the world, held by 51 people.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 63,701. In Papua New Guinea Wakani is primarily found in: Enga, where 80 percent live, East Sepik, where 19 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 2 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.
Wakani Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Wakani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.79% less than the national average, earning R 67,032 per year and in Canada they earn 53.73% more than the national average, earning $76,377 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakani in the Marathi language | ||
| वाकानी | vakani | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakani
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