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 is most common in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakimu? popularity and diffusion

Wakimu is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Wakimu reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Hoima District, where 67 percent live, Kibaale District, where 11 percent live and Mubende District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 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
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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