Wakaya Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Wakaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wakaya (26) may also be a first name.
Wakaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakaya occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakaya is the 919,444th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The last name Wakaya is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wakaya live; 41 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 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
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- 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 Wakaya
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