Wakiri Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

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

Wakiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3391:522,54525,784
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Japan171:7,520,25343,528
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wakiri (244) may also be a first name.

Wakiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakiri is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakiri? popularity and diffusion

Wakiri is the 629,292nd most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Wakiri live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 571,890th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 244 people.

The last name Wakiri is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 522,545. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Niger, where 19 percent reside, Jigawa, where 17 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Wakiri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wakiri last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Wakiri earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikiri9219/
Wakairi921/
Wakirui921/
Wakirii921/
Waakiri921/
Wazkiri921/
Wakirai921/
Waikhiri8664/
Vakiri83131/
Wakira8375/
Wakuri8334/
Wokiri8334/
Wakeri8326/
Wakire834/
Wekiri832/
Wakiry831/
Wakheri77235/
Vakirai77131/
Wakkuri7774/
Wachiri7729/
Vakiris7726/
Backiri7717/
Vaakiri779/
Wakijra778/
Vaikiri777/
Bakairi774/
Wakoire773/
Bakirii771/
Wakeeri771/
Vakkiri771/
Wokirio771/
Wakgeri771/
Vakairi771/
Wakaira771/
Wakerie770/
Bahakiri7110/
Waikaira713/
Wakoirey713/
Bakheiri712/
Waikaire712/
Waicheri711/
Wachirai711/
Wakerich711/
Wakchire711/
Bakhirai711/
Wokuri671,726/
Vakira67513/
Wakere67200/
Bahakhiri67115/
Wakure6787/
Wakera6773/
Baqiri6762/
Vakeri6732/
Uakira6715/
Wekeri679/
Wakury678/
Uekiri678/
Wekuri676/
Bahahkiri674/
Vakuri673/
Vakire672/
Bakjri671/
Wackcaire671/
Vekiri671/
Wakery671/
Wekire671/
Wacire671/
Wakjra671/
Bakyri671/

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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 Wakiri
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