Wakina Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Wakina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 81 | 1:481,966 | 28,034 |
| Kenya | 58 | 1:796,205 | 31,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wakina (684) may also be a first name.
Wakina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakina is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wakina.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakina? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,044,719th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Wakina live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 316,415th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 684 people.
The surname Wakina is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 481,966. In Uganda Wakina is primarily found in: Bundibugyo District, where 40 percent live, Mubende District, where 26 percent live and Kamuli District, where 11 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakinah | 92 | 188 | / |
| Wakaina | 92 | 45 | / |
| Wakinau | 92 | 8 | / |
| Wakinha | 92 | 2 | / |
| Waikina | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wakiona | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakkina | 92 | 0 | / |
| Waikinat | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wakinyoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakuinga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakheina | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vakina | 83 | 753 | / |
| Wakino | 83 | 147 | / |
| Wakena | 83 | 140 | / |
| Wokina | 83 | 99 | / |
| Wekina | 83 | 60 | / |
| Uakina | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakhouina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baykina | 77 | 2,258 | / |
| Baukina | 77 | 522 | / |
| Vakhina | 77 | 138 | / |
| Wachina | 77 | 129 | / |
| Vatkina | 77 | 120 | / |
| Vaykina | 77 | 103 | / |
| Vakaina | 77 | 37 | / |
| Bakeina | 77 | 21 | / |
| Vaikina | 77 | 13 | / |
| Vakinap | 77 | 12 | / |
| Vakinga | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wakenai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Vakinau | 77 | 9 | / |
| Backina | 77 | 6 | / |
| Waikena | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vadkina | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakinha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakinay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vaukina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakkina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waquina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakuina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vashkina | 71 | 148 | / |
| Vayskina | 71 | 19 | / |
| Wajchina | 71 | 18 | / |
| Baykhina | 71 | 11 | / |
| Baukhina | 71 | 8 | / |
| Weikinat | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wachinha | 71 | 6 | / |
| Waqainoa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Baikaina | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vatkinas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vaskhina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vachkina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baikinea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakyonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hwachina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaytkina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaiskina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakena | 67 | 433 | / |
| Vokina | 67 | 427 | / |
| Bakyna | 67 | 377 | / |
| Bakino | 67 | 100 | / |
| Vacina | 67 | 42 | / |
| Vekina | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vakyna | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wakeno | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wokino | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uakino | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wocina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaqina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wekena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaikainah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaushkina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakino | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baqina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wacena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakeegnah | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wakina
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