Wakma Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wakma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wakma (387) may also be a first name.

Wakma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakma is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wakma is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Wakma occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Wakma live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wakma is also the 440,394th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 387 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 67 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Wakma exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakmat912/
Waikma911/
Wakmai911/
Wakme8037/
Wakmo8018/
Wokma807/
Vakma804/
Wakmy801/
Wekma801/
Uakma801/
Vaikma7327/
Bakmay7319/
Backma7312/
Waikmi731/
Waikmy731/
Waquma731/
Wakmoi731/
Wokmma731/
Beakma730/
Vaikmaa67144/
Wakhmis671/
Wokmaha671/
Wackmer671/

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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 Wakma
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