Wakata Surname

147,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wakata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,3961:53,3574,216
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Niger1821:105,4514,281
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Wakata (183) may also be a first name.

Wakata Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wakata Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wakata (Arabic: اكاتا) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakata is the 147,082nd most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,419,504 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Wakata reside; 80 percent reside in East Asia and 80 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 673,127th most widely held given name in the world, held by 183 people.

The last name Wakata is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 2,396 people, or 1 in 53,357. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Gifu Prefecture, where 16 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Okayama Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Beside Japan this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Niger, where 6 percent reside.

Wakata Last Name Statistics demography

Wakata earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.39% more than the national average, earning $76,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakhata921,254/
Wakaita9238/
Waikata9234/
Wakatea922/
Wwakata921/
Wakkata921/
Wakayta921/
Wakatta921/
Wakatay921/
Wakatau921/
Wakatai921/
Whakatau866/
Waskaita862/
Wakhaata861/
Wakaatah861/
Wakahata861/
Waikatha861/
Wakhataa861/
Wakati831,061/
Wakate83362/
Wakota83223/
Waketa8360/
Vakata8355/
Wakato8316/
Uakata8311/
Waqata8310/
Wekata832/
Wakaty831/
Vakauta77250/
Waikato77194/
Vakatai7726/
Vakhata7713/
Vakatau778/
Wakathi775/
Wakaite774/
Vakatah773/
Bakeata773/
Vakatta773/
Wakaiti772/
Bakaata771/
Vakatay771/
Vakataî771/
Wakaato771/
Wakeato771/
Hwakate771/
Bakatah771/
Bakayta771/
Baukata771/
Vakatha771/
Watkate771/
Vhakata771/
Vadkata771/
Whakato771/
Whakate771/
Wauketa771/
Wakhate771/
Wakatty771/
Wadkate771/
Bakatai771/
Baykatta713/
Bakattah712/
Vakhatha711/
Wakootah711/
Wahakati711/
Vakataya711/
Waqastaj711/
Bakhatha711/
Vakataph711/
Vakati674,065/
Vaketa671,784/
Bakati67397/
Vakate67162/
Vacata67157/
Wakoto6797/
Bakato6785/
Wokaty6777/
Vakota6774/
Waketo6727/
Vakato6725/
Wokota6724/
Vekata6722/
Watkajtys6712/
Bacata678/
Wakote677/
Vokata676/
Wakoti675/
Wacota671/
Baqata671/
Watkajtis671/
Uekata671/
Wahakathi671/
Wokati670/

Wakata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakata in the Arabic language
اكاتاakata-

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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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  • 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 Wakata
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