Wakihama Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wakihama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wakihama 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
Japan1211:1,056,56420,605
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wakihama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakihama occurs most in Japan. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakihama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wakihama is the 1,637,889th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. Wakihama is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wakihama live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

Wakihama is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 1,056,564. In Japan it is primarily found in: Wakayama Prefecture, where 44 percent live, Mie Prefecture, where 25 percent live and Nagasaki Prefecture, where 21 percent live. Apart from Japan Wakihama is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 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
Wakiama932/
Wakyama807/
Wakiame802/
Wakyaama751/
Wakyamma751/
Wakyami671/
Bokiama671/
Vakeheuma591/
Wokeoma537/
Wakyomi535/
Bakehome500/
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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 Wakihama
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