Wakava Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Wakava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wakava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakava occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakava? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Wakava is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakava are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
Wakava is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon Wakava is most common in: Far North Region, where 96 percent are found and East Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 13 percent are found and Namibia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakavat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakawa | 83 | 1,914 | / |
| Vakava | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wakeva | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vakaeva | 77 | 195 | / |
| Waikawa | 77 | 23 | / |
| Waikova | 77 | 23 | / |
| Vaikava | 77 | 19 | / |
| Vakavad | 77 | 13 | / |
| Uakaeva | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vaskava | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bakayva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waukavo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakeeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakaiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huakava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaekava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waukawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waskova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woukava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wacavai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakawat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waekawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakhaeva | 71 | 279 | / |
| Wakahabo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wachkova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakachwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakaiwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakova | 67 | 1,277 | / |
| Vakova | 67 | 320 | / |
| Vakeva | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vacava | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wakowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bakhaavai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vakaavath | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vadkavath | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wakawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vakawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uakova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uakaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakevo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bacava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakewa | 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 Wakava
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