Wakinu Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Wakinu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Wakinu (34) may also be a first name.
Wakinu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakinu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakinu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakinu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Wakinu are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 34 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 62 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent are found and Lagos, where 19 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakinau | 92 | 8 | / |
| Wakeinu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakhingu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakenu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wakunu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wacinu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vakinau | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bakinou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wokinui | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waekunu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wachinu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waikunu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wachinou | 71 | 739 | / |
| Wakenhut | 71 | 87 | / |
| Bakainou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wackenhut | 67 | 439 | / |
| Wokenu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wokunu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vahakainu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakenhuth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wackenhuth | 63 | 72 | / |
| Wackenhult | 63 | 0 | / |
| Bakenou | 62 | 736 | / |
| Boykinu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vakenhut | 57 | 8 | / |
| Baicainu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wokenhut | 57 | 0 | / |
| Vackenhut | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bokenu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Wakinu
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