Wakaro Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Wakaro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 106 | 1:435,659 | 23,420 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Wakaro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakaro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakaro is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakaro? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wakaro is the 1,710,039th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wakaro reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wakaro is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 435,659. In Kenya Wakaro is most prevalent in: Laikipia County, where 44 percent live, Nyeri County, where 36 percent live and Nakuru County, where 8 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakairo | 92 | 1,013 | / |
| Waikaro | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waikairo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wakara | 83 | 323 | / |
| Vakaro | 83 | 28 | / |
| Wakoro | 83 | 23 | / |
| Wakero | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wokaro | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakaura | 77 | 138 | / |
| Vakaros | 77 | 69 | / |
| Wakaara | 77 | 38 | / |
| Vackaro | 77 | 20 | / |
| Waikara | 77 | 19 | / |
| Bakaroh | 77 | 16 | / |
| Waikoro | 77 | 15 | / |
| Bakairo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bakayro | 77 | 7 | / |
| Vakarou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vakkaro | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waekero | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakhero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakaira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakeero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waykara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakoroi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Backaro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakaaro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakahara | 71 | 5,450 | / |
| Bakharoh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Waikaira | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bakhairo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikorro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beakaroo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacaro | 67 | 3,117 | / |
| Vacaro | 67 | 1,874 | / |
| Wakora | 67 | 586 | / |
| Wokoro | 67 | 328 | / |
| Wakera | 67 | 73 | / |
| Vakara | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vakoro | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wekara | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vakaró | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vakero | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wacoro | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waqara | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wacara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekoro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaqaro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baqaro | 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
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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 Wakaro
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