Wakare Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Wakare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Wakare (17) may also be a first name.
Wakare Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakare Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakare (Hindi: वाकड़े, Marathi: वाकरे) occurs most in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wakare.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakare? popularity and diffusion
Wakare is the 1,849,867th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 46 percent of Wakare live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Wakare is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 17 people.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 16,675,334. In India Wakare is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 78 percent are found, Delhi, where 2 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakare Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakare in the Hindi language | ||
| वाकड़े | vakare | - |
| Wakare in the Marathi language | ||
| वाकरे | vakare | 40 |
| वकारे | vakare | 35 |
| वाकारे | vakare | 10 |
| बखरे | bakhare | 5 |
| वाकरॅ | vakare | 5 |
| वखरे | vakhare | 5 |
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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 Wakare
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