Wakhi Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Wakhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wakhi (78) may also be a first name.
Wakhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakhi is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakhi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Wakhi live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Wakhi is also the 1,091,646th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 78 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 1,607,659. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Nangarhar, where 40 percent live, Kabul, where 10 percent live and Kunar, where 10 percent live. Other than Afghanistan Wakhi occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 24 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.
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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 Wakhi
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