Wakiro Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Wakiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 202 | 1:193,264 | 15,695 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Wakiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakiro occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakiro? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,144,405th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wakiro are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 193,264. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Sironko District, where 63 percent reside, Mbale District, where 17 percent reside and Kampala District, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakairo | 92 | 1,013 | / |
| Wakiroh | 92 | 8 | / |
| Wakirou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakhiroh | 86 | 8 | / |
| Waikairo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wakreo | 83 | 637 | / |
| Wakira | 83 | 75 | / |
| Wokiro | 83 | 44 | / |
| Wakero | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wakuro | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wekiro | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wachiro | 77 | 44 | / |
| Waqiroh | 77 | 22 | / |
| Wakirah | 77 | 20 | / |
| Bakairo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wakijra | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bakiroo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wackreo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waykyro | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waekero | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakirad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakhiro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakuero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wwakreo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakhero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakiero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wagkreo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakaira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakeero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wachiroh | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wachirou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waikaira | 71 | 3 | / |
| Backirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakhairo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wokreo | 67 | 1,505 | / |
| Vakira | 67 | 513 | / |
| Wakura | 67 | 154 | / |
| Wakera | 67 | 73 | / |
| Uakira | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wackeroth | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wekira | 67 | 11 | / |
| Baqiro | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vakero | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waqira | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wakjra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokuro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakyro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wackerott | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wakiro
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