Wakanna Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wakanna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wakanna (9) may also be a first name.
Wakanna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakanna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakanna is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakanna? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Wakanna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakanna reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Wakanna is also the 3,941,740th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 9 people.
It is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger Wakanna is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 83 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than Niger this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Wakanna
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