Wakeb Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Qatar

Wakeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Wakeb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wakeb Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wakeb (Oriya: ୱାକବ୍) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakeb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,558,593rd most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Wakeb occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Wakeb reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 92 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The surname Wakeb is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Aside from Egypt this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 7 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakeeb915/
Wakib80218/
Wakab8087/
Wakep8080/
Wakob809/
Wekeb801/
Waqeb801/
Wakeup7315/
Wakipe7312/
Wakhab732/
Backeb731/
Waqueb731/
Waqeeb731/
Bakeeb731/
Bakkebø67148/
Wakhaib671/

Wakeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakeb in the Oriya language
ୱାକବ୍wakab-

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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
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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 Wakeb
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