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

Wakina occurs most in Uganda. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wakina click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakina? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,044,719th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Wakina are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wakina is also the 316,415th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 684 people.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 481,966. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bundibugyo District, where 40 percent live, Mubende District, where 26 percent live and Kamuli District, where 11 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.

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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