Wakigo Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wakigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakigo 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
Japan391:3,278,05934,181
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wakigo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakigo is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wakigo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakigo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Wakigo live; 71 percent live in East Asia and 71 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 3,278,059. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Wakayama Prefecture, where 54 percent live and Aomori Prefecture, where 46 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 27 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

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
Wakugo83417/
Wakego833/
Waichigo71350/
Wakuinga711/
Wakuga672/
Baquigo6227/
Wachiga628/
Bakigga626/
Vakhiga621/
Bakuiga621/
Bakaiga621/
Wacuga502/
Waqega501/
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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 Wakigo
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