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 is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Wakiro click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakiro? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,144,405th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name Wakiro occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wakiro reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wakiro is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 193,264. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Sironko District, where 63 percent are found, Mbale District, where 17 percent are found and Kampala District, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
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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