Wakirwa Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Wakirwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 158 | 1:1,121,157 | 46,146 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Wakirwa (24) may also be a first name.
Wakirwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakirwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakirwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakirwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,380,086th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name Wakirwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wakirwa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 24 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 1,121,157. In Nigeria Wakirwa is primarily found in: Borno, where 90 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found and Gombe, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Wakirwa
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