Wakisa Surname

408,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wakisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7411:52,6856,315
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Wakisa (7,366) may also be a first name.

Wakisa Last Name Facts

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

Wakisa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakisa is the 408,845th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,523,446 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wakisa reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 75,033rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 7,366 people.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 741 people, or 1 in 52,685. In Uganda Wakisa is most frequent in: Kibaale District, where 65 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 5 percent reside and Hoima District, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Wakisa exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikisa92262/
Waekisa9247/
Wakisha929/
Wakissa925/
Waakisa923/
Wakisia921/
Wakisau921/
Wackisa921/
Waukisha862/
Wakiso83555/
Wakusa83210/
Wekisa8387/
Wakisi8384/
Wakesa8324/
Wakise8315/
Wakiza839/
Vakisa836/
Wokisa832/
Wasskissa801/
Wakhisi771,269/
Vakisai77126/
Waikesa77105/
Bakaisa77101/
Waekesa7745/
Wakesha7721/
Bakeisa7720/
Vakiesa7712/
Wekisha7710/
Wokisai777/
Waketsa776/
Bakkisa775/
Wakusai774/
Wakisho773/
Wakessa772/
Wakaise771/
Wakaija771/
Waikusa771/
Vakisay771/
Vakisah771/
Wakaiza771/
Wakaiso771/
Wakisso771/
Wakhusa771/
Wakeysa771/
Wakiese771/
Wakisyo771/
Wakuisi771/
Bakisay771/
Wachisa771/
Wakishi771/
Wakitshi7127/
Wakuishi7122/
Waukesha7113/
Bakishah713/
Wakhhisi711/
Vaikissa711/
Waskaise711/
Waikitja711/
Whakhisi711/
Weakeasa711/
Wakitcha711/
Wahakisi711/
Wekesa67114,975/
Waikitcha67138/
Wakeso6717/
Vakhaisay677/
Wokisi676/
Wakize675/
Wokusa674/
Wakuza672/
Vakiza672/
Wakizo672/
Wakese671/
Wakesi671/
Waqesa671/
Wokiso671/
Wakico671/
Vakiso671/
Vakisi671/
Waskisicz671/

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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 Wakisa
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