Wakia Surname

491,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 673 people bear this surname

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

Wakia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3281:24,8592,752
Iran1301:590,63533,044
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Cameroon571:364,37032,302
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Wakia (1,224) may also be a first name.

Wakia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakia is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wakia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakia? popularity and diffusion

Wakia is the 491,715th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,828,449 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Wakia are found; 51 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 51 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wakia is also the 226,170th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 1,224 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 24,859. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Hela, where 38 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 27 percent live and East Sepik, where 9 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakiah911,236/
Wakija9130/
Wakiha919/
Waikia913/
Wakhia911/
Weakia911/
Waskiay838/
Watkias837/
Wakaiya836/
Waikiat836/
Wakaija831/
Wackias831/
Wakio807,324/
Vakia8047/
Wakya8034/
Waqia8020/
Wekia8018/
Wokia8014/
Waytkiat771/
Wachia73825/
Waqiah73805/
Wakijo73483/
Bakiaj73147/
Waikya7351/
Wakeah7317/
Wakioh7312/
Wakhio7311/
Wekiah7310/
Vaikia733/
Vaskia732/
Vwakya731/
Wokiah731/
Bakiea731/
Bakiay731/
Bakjia731/
Waakya731/
Waikio731/
Vackia731/
Weakio731/
Wakyaa731/
Wuokia731/
Waakio731/
Vakiha731/
Woskia731/
Wakios731/
Wakagio6790/
Waskijo6788/
Baakhia6777/
Bakaija6777/
Baikhia6712/
Waichia6711/
Bakeija679/
Wuachia674/
Waikyaa674/
Waachia674/
Baikiah673/
Wekayia672/
Wakaaya672/
Wakyayi672/
Bakhiah671/
Waychia671/
Wakijoh671/
Wakajja671/
Wakajjo671/
Wokoyia671/
Wachija671/
Wakujja671/
Backiha671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakia
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