Wakita Surname

23,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wakita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan23,0841:5,538876
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Canada421:877,27667,671
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
England11:55,718,059489,080
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Wakita (296) may also be a first name.

Wakita Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakita is most common in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakita? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,054th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 309,805 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wakita reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 512,632nd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 296 people.

The last name Wakita is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 23,084 people, or 1 in 5,538. In Japan it is primarily found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 19 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Kagoshima Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Not including Japan this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Wakita Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wakita surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wakita earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 26.05% more than the national average, earning $54,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.84% more than the national average, earning $63,020 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakaita9238/
Wakiota922/
Wakitta921/
Waekita920/
Wakishta86590/
Waskaita862/
Waskhita861/
Wakithai861/
Waskitta861/
Wakuta83500/
Vakita83380/
Waketa8360/
Wakito8339/
Wakiti8338/
Wakite8311/
Waskhitha803/
Wachita77120/
Wakhiti77105/
Bakitta7730/
Vaakita7723/
Wakoiti778/
Baikita777/
Wakkiti774/
Wakaite774/
Vakitta774/
Wakitty774/
Waukuta774/
Wakitti774/
Vakhita772/
Wakaiti772/
Wakitto771/
Wauketa771/
Vaskita771/
Wakiete771/
Wakayta771/
Waichita71201/
Watkitis714/
Watkitti714/
Bakoitay714/
Weaketea714/
Waekitei711/
Vakiti674,212/
Vaketa671,784/
Wakete6779/
Uekita6772/
Waketo6727/
Vakity6725/
Vakite6719/
Vacita679/
Wokuta676/
Vakuta673/
Waketi671/
Waicheeta671/
Vekita671/
Wekuta671/
Waitkitis671/
Bakheitay671/

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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 Wakita
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