Wakay Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Wakay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 144 | 1:703,043 | 71,385 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Wakay (16) may also be a first name.
Wakay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakay (Hindi: वाकया) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,276,805th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Wakay are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.
Wakay is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 703,043. In The Philippines Wakay is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 64 percent live, Calabarzon, where 11 percent live and National Capital Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakay in the Hindi language | ||
| वाकया | vakaya | - |
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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 Wakay
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