Wakawa Surname
Approximately 1,914 people bear this surname
Wakawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,620 | 1:109,347 | 7,299 |
| Japan | 257 | 1:497,449 | 14,392 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Wakawa (280) may also be a first name.
Wakawa Demographics
Wakawa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Wakawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakawa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 214,812th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,807,495 people. Wakawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Wakawa are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 530,161st most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 280 people.
The last name Wakawa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,620 people, or 1 in 109,347. In Nigeria Wakawa is most common in: Borno, where 44 percent live, Adamawa, where 15 percent live and Kano, where 6 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Wakawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (72%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waikawa | 92 | 23 | / |
| Waekawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakawat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waukawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Whaikawa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wakachwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakaiwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakava | 83 | 31 | / |
| Wakawi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Wakawe | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wakowa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wakawo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vakawa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wakewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wokawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waqawai | 77 | 220 | / |
| Bakaawa | 77 | 65 | / |
| Wakaabi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Vakawai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wakowai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wakouwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vakawas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakaway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watkawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakawau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baikawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakawah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakawha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakaawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakavat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikawee | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wakoiwai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wakahabo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Watkawee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakahwwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wheikawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikowai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Backaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uekawa | 67 | 698 | / |
| Waskawich | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vakava | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wakave | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uokawa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bakawy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wokawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wakowo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vekawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uakaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokawo | 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
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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 Wakawa
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