Wakawu Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Wakawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Wakawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakawu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakawu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakawu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Wakawu is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kibuku District, where 79 percent reside, Kasese District, where 7 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 7 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Wakawu
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