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 occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakaro? popularity and diffusion
Wakaro is the 1,710,039th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. Wakaro occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wakaro are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 435,659. In Kenya Wakaro is most common in: Laikipia County, where 44 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 36 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 8 percent reside. Besides Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
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
- 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 Wakaro
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