Wakeke Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Wakeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wakeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakeke is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wakeke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakeke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,701,480th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Wakeke occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wakeke reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Wakeke is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waikeke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakek | 91 | 17 | / |
| Wakake | 83 | 65 | / |
| Wakeka | 83 | 22 | / |
| Wokeke | 83 | 16 | / |
| Vakeke | 83 | 9 | / |
| Waikek | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wackek | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wakike | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wakoke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakeek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wekeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakedk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wasckek | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wakaike | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakyoke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakekes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waskeky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakik | 73 | 335 | / |
| Wakex | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wokek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wachekeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waskesky | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakiki | 67 | 294 | / |
| Wakika | 67 | 92 | / |
| Wakaki | 67 | 77 | / |
| Wokeck | 67 | 40 | / |
| Vakeka | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wakiec | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bakeki | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waicek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wakiok | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wokeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baakek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaskek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakkek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waikik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wacake | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wakeke
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