Wakenge Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wakenge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakenge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Wakenge (83) may also be a first name.

Wakenge Last Name Facts

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

Wakenge is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakenge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakenge is the 754,238th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. The surname Wakenge occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wakenge reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wakenge is also the 1,052,971st most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 83 people.

The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 196,488. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakenga8691/
Waikenga809/
Baikenge804/
Wachenge802/
Bakenghe801/
Waknga7782/
Bakengeha751/
Bakengi71173/
Wakinga7150/
Wakingi7121/
Waiknga717/
Wakenji714/
Bakinge711/
Bakense711/
Wokinger672/

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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 Wakenge
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