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 carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wakaria click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakaria? popularity and diffusion
Wakaria is the 698,433rd most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname Wakaria is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wakaria live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wakaria is also the 890,531st most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 111 people.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 122,819. In Kenya Wakaria is mostly found in: Kirinyaga County, where 48 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 26 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs 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 devotion of those carrying the Wakaria last name is predominantly 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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