Wakisi Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wakisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda791:494,16828,468
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wakisi Last Name Facts

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

Wakisi is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakisi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakisi is the 2,047,559th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Wakisi occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wakisi are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 494,168. In Uganda Wakisi is primarily concentrated in: Sironko District, where 51 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 14 percent live and Kayunga District, where 9 percent live. Apart from Uganda Wakisi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakhisi921,269/
Wakuisi921/
Wakishi921/
Wakitshi8627/
Wakuishi8622/
Whakhisi861/
Wakhhisi861/
Wahakisi861/
Wakisa83855/
Wakise8315/
Wokisi836/
Wakusi832/
Wakesi831/
Vakisi831/
Wekisi831/
Waskisicz801/
Waikisa77262/
Vakisai77126/
Wachisi7718/
Waketsi7711/
Wakisha779/
Wokisai777/
Wakissa775/
Waakisa773/
Wakisyo771/
Wakiese771/
Bakeisi771/
Wakaise771/
Wackisa771/
Vakisei771/
Vakitsiz715/
Waukisha712/
Bakuishi711/
Wakitchi711/
Waskaise711/
Vakusi67448/
Bakici67113/
Wekesi67111/
Waikitchi6792/
Bakesi6750/
Wakesa6724/
Wakiza679/
Wokesi677/
Vakisa676/
Wakize675/
Wakuci675/
Bakizi673/
Wokisa672/
Baqisi672/
Wokusi672/
Vekisi671/
Wakese671/
Vakesi671/
Bakiçi671/

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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 Wakisi
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