Wakina Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wakina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda811:481,96628,034
Kenya581:796,20531,724
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 found most in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wakina click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakina? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakina is the 1,044,719th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name Wakina occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Wakina live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wakina is also the 316,415th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 684 people.

This surname 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 reside, Mubende District, where 26 percent reside and Kamuli District, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakinah92188/
Wakaina9245/
Wakinau928/
Wakinha922/
Waikina922/
Wakiona921/
Wakkina920/
Waikinat866/
Wakinyoa861/
Wakuinga861/
Wakheina861/
Vakina83753/
Wakino83147/
Wakena83140/
Wokina8399/
Wekina8360/
Uakina831/
Wakhouina801/
Baykina772,258/
Baukina77522/
Vakhina77138/
Wachina77129/
Vatkina77120/
Vaykina77103/
Vakaina7737/
Bakeina7721/
Vaikina7713/
Vakinap7712/
Vakinga779/
Wakenai779/
Vakinau779/
Backina776/
Waikena774/
Vadkina772/
Bakinha772/
Bakinay772/
Vaukina771/
Vakkina771/
Waquina771/
Bakuina771/
Vashkina71148/
Vayskina7119/
Wajchina7118/
Baykhina7111/
Baukhina718/
Weikinat718/
Wachinha716/
Waqainoa714/
Baikaina713/
Vatkinas712/
Vaskhina712/
Vachkina712/
Baikinea711/
Wakyonga711/
Hwachina711/
Vaytkina711/
Vaiskina711/
Vakena67433/
Vokina67427/
Bakyna67377/
Bakino67100/
Vacina6742/
Vekina6735/
Vakyna6729/
Wakeno678/
Wokino676/
Uakino676/
Wocina672/
Vaqina672/
Wekena671/
Wokena671/
Vaikainah671/
Vaushkina671/
Vakino671/
Baqina671/
Wacena671/
Wakeegnah670/

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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
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  • 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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