Wakiki Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wakiki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakiki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wakiki (31) may also be a first name.

Wakiki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakiki is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakiki? popularity and diffusion

It is the 906,170th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Wakiki live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wakiki is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 31 people.

Wakiki is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Without taking into account Ghana it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikiki9225/
Wakaiki923/
Waskiski860/
Wakika8392/
Vakiki833/
Wakike832/
Wokiki831/
Vaikiki779/
Wakaike772/
Baakiki771/
Bakaiki771/
Wokikie771/
Bakickiy714/
Vakaikai711/
Wakeke67115/
Wokike6751/
Bakiqi6728/
Wakeka6722/
Wakuke6721/
Bakeki676/
Wociki671/
Vaciki671/
Vakiqi671/
Vakike671/
Vakika671/

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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 Wakiki
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