Wakeba Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Wakeba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wakeba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakeba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakeba has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakeba? popularity and diffusion
Wakeba is the 5,213,395th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Wakeba reside; 57 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 57 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Wakeba is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Western, where 75 percent reside and Morobe, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea Wakeba occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 36 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waskeba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wackeiba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakaba | 83 | 4,067 | / |
| Wakoba | 83 | 664 | / |
| Wakebe | 83 | 28 | / |
| Wakiba | 83 | 21 | / |
| Vakeba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakhaba | 77 | 66 | / |
| Vaškeba | 77 | 26 | / |
| Vaskeba | 77 | 26 | / |
| Wakibah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wakabai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakhoba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakeaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakeeva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vashkeba | 71 | 608 | / |
| Wakhibah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wakibaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakeibau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakibaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikebou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakibi | 67 | 1,268 | / |
| Vakaba | 67 | 382 | / |
| Bakebo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Wakobo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Wakabo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Wekoba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wakibe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wokoba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wakibo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wakevo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vashkheba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uakaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokeby | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wakeba
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