Wakaso Surname
Approximately 765 people bear this surname
Wakaso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 380 | 1:466,165 | 23,604 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wakaso (76) may also be a first name.
Wakaso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakaso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakaso occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wakaso click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakaso? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 445,853rd most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 9,526,204 people. The last name Wakaso is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wakaso live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wakaso is also the 1,107,702nd most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 76 people.
Wakaso is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 380 people, or 1 in 466,165. In Nigeria Wakaso is most common in: Nasarawa, where 43 percent live, Niger, where 25 percent live and Sokoto, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 45 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakasso | 92 | 3,125 | / |
| Wakasuo | 92 | 5 | / |
| Waikaso | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wakasho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakaiso | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakasoo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakasou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakhaso | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakkaso | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakassou | 86 | 48 | / |
| Wakassso | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wakkasso | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wakassoi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakasa | 83 | 11,965 | / |
| Vakaso | 83 | 55 | / |
| Wokaso | 83 | 48 | / |
| Wakoso | 83 | 41 | / |
| Wakeso | 83 | 17 | / |
| Wakajo | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wakazo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waqaso | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wakesho | 77 | 4,202 | / |
| Wakhasa | 77 | 528 | / |
| Wakagio | 77 | 90 | / |
| Wekhaso | 77 | 45 | / |
| Wakatsa | 77 | 34 | / |
| Waukazo | 77 | 22 | / |
| Wakassa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Waukasa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wakasha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wakahsa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakaasa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakesso | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakajoo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vakasod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakkaso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakasau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikeso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakajjo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakatsha | 71 | 41 | / |
| Waukazoo | 71 | 30 | / |
| Bahakaso | 71 | 15 | / |
| Waakasah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bakassso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakashat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weakeasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakhasau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikasas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakaasso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakaza | 67 | 207 | / |
| Wokoso | 67 | 198 | / |
| Wakosa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Wakesa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wokasa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vakasa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bacaso | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wakezo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waqasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wekasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waqasâ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakozo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woukassou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakhashoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wacaco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakoso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wacasa | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wakaso
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