Wakeri Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wakeri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wakeri (29) may also be a first name.

Wakeri Last Name Facts

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

Wakeri (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻛﺮﻱ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wakeri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakeri? popularity and diffusion

Wakeri is the 3,882,373rd most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Wakeri is primarily found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Wakeri reside; 65 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 65 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wakeri is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used given name globally, held by 29 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Wakeri is most prevalent in: Western, where 47 percent reside, New Ireland, where 41 percent reside and Bougainville, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakheri92235/
Wakeeri921/
Wakgeri921/
Wakerie920/
Wakerich861/
Wakari831,196/
Wakiri83486/
Wakori83423/
Wakere83200/
Wakera8373/
Vakeri8332/
Wekeri839/
Wakery831/
Wuakera77129/
Vakeriy77112/
Waikari7781/
Bagkeri7756/
Wakaari7755/
Waikere7740/
Wakkari7732/
Waikera7728/
Vakkeri7724/
Wakhori7722/
Waikiri7719/
Bakerai7711/
Bakerri7711/
Wakariy7710/
Bakerei7710/
Wakarii779/
Baykeri778/
Wakarie774/
Bahkeri773/
Wakeera772/
Wakarui772/
Wacheri772/
Hwakari771/
Wakeray771/
Wakirai771/
Waakera771/
Wazkiri771/
Waakiri771/
Waukera771/
Waikori771/
Waakari771/
Wakarei771/
Wakerha771/
Wakoroi771/
Wakereh771/
Wakirii771/
Wakirui771/
Wakairi771/
Wwakari771/
Wackery770/
Waikhiri7164/
Wakchere7116/
Vakerich7114/
Wakkarij7114/
Whakaari718/
Wackerha717/
Vakerish713/
Vaakeeri713/
Bakheiri712/
Wackeray711/
Wackerey711/
Vhaskeri711/
Bakhheri711/
Backerei711/
Waicheri711/
Wackerer710/
Wakore67308/
Baqeri67243/
Wekere67227/
Vakari67197/
Vakiri67131/
Wakary67114/
Wakare67100/
Wakira6775/
Wekari6753/
Wokiri6734/
Wekery6719/
Vakera6717/
Vakery6714/
Wokori676/
Vakere674/
Wakire674/
Wokari673/
Wekiri672/
Wacori672/
Wagkeeree672/
Vakori671/
Uakari671/
Vahakheri671/
Uokeri671/
Vaceri671/
Wacari671/
Wakiry671/
Wakjra671/
Wokere671/
Bakyri671/
Wacere671/
Waqari671/
Bakjri671/

Wakeri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakeri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﻛﺮﻱwakry66.67
ﻭﻛﺮﻱwkry33.33

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Footnotes

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