Wakatama Surname

486,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wakatama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakatama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5711:27,0374,151
Uganda711:549,84930,277
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Wakatama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakatama occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakatama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wakatama is the 486,864th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,685,551 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wakatama live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Wakatama is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 571 people, or 1 in 27,037. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 50 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 12 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Wakatama is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Wakatama Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wakatama earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.46% less than the national average, earning R 222,276 per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $55,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakataama9410/
Wakathama941/
Wekatama8848/
Vakatama881/
Wakatami881/
Vakatamma821/
Bakatamay821/
Vaskatamma781/
Wakatomo7522/
Vacatama7510/
Vakatoma751/
Vekatamma7144/
Vekatamaha671/
Baqatami633/
Bakotame631/

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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 Wakatama
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