Wakibia Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakibia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakibia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1501:307,86619,317
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Wakibia (42) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wakibia Demographics

Wakibia Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wakibia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakibia is most common in Kenya. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wakibia.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakibia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,403,590th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wakibia are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 42 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 307,866. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Laikipia County, where 55 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 35 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Wakibia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakibya862/
Wakubia861/
Wachibia801/
Wakubiha801/
Wakibajja751/
Wokibya7125/
Wakubya714/
Wocebia573/
Bakebya572/
Vokivia571/

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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 Wakibia
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