Wakini Surname

360,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7931:58,2345,758
Indonesia1721:768,89158,769
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wakini (10,544) may also be a first name.

Wakini Last Name Facts

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

Wakini is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wakini.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakini? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 360,858th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,265,749 people. Wakini occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Wakini are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 59,142nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 10,544 people.

The surname Wakini is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 793 people, or 1 in 58,234. In Kenya Wakini is most frequent in: Kirinyaga County, where 59 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Wakini Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wakini surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waskini9278/
Wakingi9221/
Wakhini9218/
Wakieni922/
Wakaini922/
Wakioni921/
Wakinis921/
Washkini868/
Waikaini861/
Bakini83406/
Wakeni83357/
Wakine8348/
Wakuni8318/
Vakini837/
Wokini831/
Uakini831/
Wakaina7745/
Wakheni7721/
Wacinyi7721/
Waskeni7716/
Wachini7714/
Baikini7711/
Waikeni778/
Bakhini778/
Wokinui775/
Wakenie774/
Waekeni774/
Watkine773/
Wakinha772/
Vakhini771/
Wackine771/
Bakkini771/
Bakeini771/
Bakaini771/
Bakihni771/
Backini771/
Wakinyo771/
Wakaine771/
Wadkine770/
Waikaine719/
Wachinyi714/
Bahakini713/
Wakheina711/
Bakoinei711/
Wakinyoa711/
Wakene674,249/
Bokini671,016/
Bakeni67440/
Wakena67140/
Vekini6728/
Wekeni6715/
Wakunj677/
Wakune674/
Vakiny673/
Bakiné671/
Vakine671/

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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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  • 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 Wakini
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