Wakiya Surname
Approximately 1,283 people bear this surname
Wakiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,127 | 1:113,438 | 6,500 |
| Papua New Guinea | 87 | 1:93,721 | 12,528 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Wakiya (95) may also be a first name.
Wakiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakiya (Hindi: वाकिया) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakiya is the 297,114th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,680,083 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Wakiya reside; 88 percent reside in East Asia and 88 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Wakiya is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 95 people.
The last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 1,127 people, or 1 in 113,438. In Japan Wakiya is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 23 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Niigata Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Beside Japan it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakiya in the Hindi language | ||
| वाकिया | vakiya | - |
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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 Wakiya
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