Wakir Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

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

Wakir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wakir (529) may also be a first name.

Wakir Last Name Facts

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

Wakir (Hindi: वाकिर, Oriya: ୱାକିର) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,144,405th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Wakir reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wakir is also the 366,789th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 529 people.

This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 1,259,516. In Indonesia Wakir is most common in: Yogyakarta, where 69 percent live, Central Java, where 23 percent live and Papua, where 4 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakier918/
Wakire914/
Wakhir911/
Wadkir911/
Wackir910/
Wackier838/
Wakoire833/
Waker806,670/
Vakir80109/
Waqir8033/
Wakre8032/
Wakyr802/
Waikaire772/
Wacker7322,875/
Wakker73918/
Bakeir73538/
Baykir73411/
Waiker73213/
Wakere73200/
Wakhre7356/
Wauker7339/
Wayker7337/
Weaker7331/
Wachir7312/
Hbakir736/
Waaker736/
Wekier735/
Vakhir735/
Wakeer734/
Waeker733/
Baukir732/
Wakher732/
Waqair732/
Wackér732/
Vakire732/
Wwaker732/
Wagker731/
Wakeur731/
Waqker731/
Vakkir731/
Vaukir731/
Wajker731/
Waakre731/
Wakger731/
Bakqir731/
Vackir730/
Wackcaire711/
Waquier67109/
Vackier67108/
Waecker6748/
Waicker6748/
Waikere6740/
Wakcher6729/
Wackert6722/
Wajkert6721/
Wackher6720/
Woekier6711/
Waiquer679/
Whacker677/
Whatker672/
Wakheer671/
Wahakre671/
Waitker671/
Waskear671/
Whhaker671/
Vakhire671/
Backeir671/
Baaikir671/
Waakjær671/
Wackerz671/
Weakert670/
Waucker670/
Wackker670/
Weikirt670/

Wakir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakir in the Hindi language
वाकिरvakira-
Wakir in the Oriya language
ୱାକିରwakira-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakir
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