Wakimu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wakimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakimu 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
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wakimu (13) may also be a first name.

Wakimu Last Name Facts

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

Wakimu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wakimu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakimu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Wakimu live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wakimu is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

Wakimu is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Wakimu is most frequent in: Hoima District, where 67 percent reside, Kibaale District, where 11 percent reside and Mubende District, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

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
Waikimu921/
Wakumu8369/
Wakemup7710/
Wakyomu771/
Wakemau770/
Wachimou713/
Wokumu675/
Wekemu671/
Huatkimmui631/
Wokyomu622/
Wacuumu621/
Vuakumu621/
Wachemu621/
Wecumu501/
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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 Wakimu
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