Wakaria Surname
Approximately 422 people bear this surname
Wakaria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 376 | 1:122,819 | 10,248 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wakaria (111) may also be a first name.
Wakaria Demographics
Wakaria Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wakaria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakaria Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakaria is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakaria? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 698,433rd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Wakaria live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 890,531st most widespread first name in the world, held by 111 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 122,819. In Kenya Wakaria is most common in: Kirinyaga County, where 48 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 26 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Wakaria Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wakaria last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakharia | 93 | 8 | / |
| Wakaeria | 93 | 7 | / |
| Vakaria | 86 | 85 | / |
| Wakario | 86 | 11 | / |
| Wakeria | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vakharia | 80 | 2,479 | / |
| Waqarzia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wakairya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vazkaria | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vakaharia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vakhariat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vakhariaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vekaria | 71 | 2,496 | / |
| Bacaria | 71 | 128 | / |
| Vacaria | 71 | 26 | / |
| Bakoria | 71 | 12 | / |
| Vakeria | 71 | 12 | / |
| Vakarya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Baikarya | 67 | 37 | / |
| Baccaria | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vacarias | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bakairya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vaucaria | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekharia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vacarria | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakharya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vokharia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakkario | 67 | 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 Wakaria
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