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

The last name Wakir (Hindi: वाकिर, Oriya: ୱାକିର) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wakir.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,144,405th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. Wakir is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Wakir are found; 51 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 366,789th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 529 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 1,259,516. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Yogyakarta, where 69 percent are found, Central Java, where 23 percent are found and Papua, where 4 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Wakir
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