Wakima Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Wakima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 105 | 1:77,654 | 10,215 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
Wakima (107) may also be a first name.
Wakima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakima occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,612,213th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Wakima reside; 84 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 84 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 910,230th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 107 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 77,654. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 72 percent reside, National Capital District, where 13 percent reside and West New Britain, where 10 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakaima | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wakuima | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wakimah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wakhima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakimga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakuma | 83 | 9,326 | / |
| Wakimo | 83 | 337 | / |
| Wakema | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wakime | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vakima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waikuma | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wakaime | 77 | 6 | / |
| Vakimaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bakeima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakieme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wachima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekeima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakuima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikimo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakemau | 77 | 0 | / |
| Baikaima | 71 | 6 | / |
| Baakimah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachimai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakkimma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakemaht | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wekema | 67 | 391 | / |
| Vekima | 67 | 74 | / |
| Vakuma | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wokuma | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vacima | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vakimo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vakema | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wakeme | 67 | 7 | / |
| Baqima | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wekuma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakemo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wokime | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wajkemaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uokima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakumo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wakima
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