Wakati Surname
Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname
Wakati Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 522 | 1:101,421 | 9,934 |
| DR Congo | 424 | 1:174,244 | 17,772 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Wakati (1,159) may also be a first name.
Wakati Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakati Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakati (Marathi: वाकटी, Oriya: ୱାକାଟି) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakati? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 345,133rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,868,564 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wakati live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 233,435th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 1,159 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 522 people, or 1 in 101,421. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 54 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 15 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Wakati occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakati Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakati in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାକାଟି | wakati | - |
| Wakati in the Marathi language | ||
| वाकटी | vakati | - |
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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 Wakati
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