Wakio Surname

67,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Wakio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,5911:7,007930
Pakistan2971:601,4959,598
Papua New Guinea1891:43,1415,280
Solomon Islands1531:3,791436
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Japan361:3,551,23035,163
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wakio (3,838) may also be a first name.

Wakio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakio occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakio? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 67,875th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 995,023 people. The surname Wakio occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wakio reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wakio is also the 113,370th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 3,838 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 6,591 people, or 1 in 7,007. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 33 percent reside, Embu County, where 27 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.

Wakio Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakijo91483/
Wakioh9112/
Wakhio9111/
Weakio911/
Waikio911/
Waakio911/
Wakios911/
Wakagio8390/
Waskijo8388/
Wakijoh831/
Wakyo80989/
Wakia80673/
Wekio8039/
Vakio8039/
Wakeo8029/
Waqio801/
Wakiah731,236/
Waikyo7341/
Wachio7337/
Wakija7330/
Vaskio7325/
Wakiha739/
Vuakio735/
Waikia733/
Wakyou732/
Backio731/
Vakhio731/
Wakheo731/
Wakhia731/
Waukyo731/
Weakia731/
Watkias677/
Waikiat676/
Wakaiya676/
Bakhijo671/
Wakajjo671/
Wakaija671/
Waychio671/
Wackias671/

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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 Wakio
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