Wakiria Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wakiria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wakiria (5) may also be a first name.
Wakiria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakiria Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakiria occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wakiria.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakiria? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakiria is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Wakiria are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most prevalent first name globally, held by 5 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Laikipia County, where 50 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 50 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakirya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Bakiria | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wakuria | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakeria | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakairya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wachiria | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakirya | 71 | 69 | / |
| Vakeria | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wokirio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakuria | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokhiria | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bakiriho | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bakairya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bakeirya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bokeria | 57 | 443 | / |
| Vekeria | 57 | 67 | / |
| Bokirio | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bakerio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bakerya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bockeria | 53 | 4 | / |
| Baqueria | 53 | 1 | / |
| Boukerria | 50 | 165 | / |
| Boukheria | 50 | 2 | / |
| Boukkeria | 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 Wakiria
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