Wakeda Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wakeda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2261:172,74014,602
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Wakeda (11) may also be a first name.

Wakeda Last Name Facts

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

Wakeda is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakeda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,022,958th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakeda live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 11 people.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 172,740. In Uganda Wakeda is most prevalent in: Budaka District, where 61 percent are found, Butaleja District, where 16 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakaeda9259/
Waikeda9210/
Wakedda922/
Waakeda921/
Wakida831,381/
Wakada8354/
Waceda835/
Wakede834/
Wakoda833/
Wakedi832/
Wakidah771,266/
Waikede77147/
Wakhida77136/
Wakaida7735/
Wokeada7714/
Wakidda7712/
Wakhede779/
Wakidha779/
Waikoda777/
Wakadda775/
Wakatda774/
Wakadha774/
Waikada772/
Wadkida771/
Wakaday771/
Wakedey771/
Vakeday771/
Wackida771/
Wakidat771/
Wuakede771/
Wakhada771/
Wakidad771/
Wakhidah713,455/
Waekaday7144/
Wakgitda7128/
Wakhidat7116/
Waikadai7112/
Wahkidah715/
Wakkadah714/
Wakaddah714/
Wakuidah714/
Waikedde712/
Wahkhede712/
Waekadea711/
Weakaday711/
Wakaidha711/
Wakaydah711/
Wadkhede711/
Waakaada711/
Weakadea711/
Vakada676,852/
Wakidi671,079/
Wakido67102/
Wakide6763/
Vakedi6745/
Vakede6741/
Vakoda6726/
Wokedi6724/
Wakodo6717/
Wakhiddah676/
Wecada674/
Waakhidah673/
Vakida673/
Wacada672/
Uakida671/
Waqedi671/
Uakada671/
Wokoda671/
Vaceda671/
Wekada671/
Wekedo671/
Wokada671/
Wokida671/

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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 Wakeda
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