Wakikata Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wakikata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakikata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan691:1,852,81626,842
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Wakikata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakikata is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakikata? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Wakikata live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

It is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 1,852,816. In Japan Wakikata is most numerous in: Toyama Prefecture, where 91 percent live, Fukui Prefecture, where 6 percent live and Fukushima Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 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 Wakikata
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