Wakna Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Wakna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Wakna (179) may also be a first name.
Wakna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakna is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakna? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,255,512th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Wakna reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 681,368th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 179 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 483,002. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 81 percent reside and North Region, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent reside and Chad, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waikna | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wakgna | 91 | 2 | / |
| Waknha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wackna | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waikena | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wakinna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waickna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wokna | 80 | 24 | / |
| Wakni | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wakne | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wakno | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wekna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vakna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vakhna | 73 | 43 | / |
| Waqnah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wockna | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weikna | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vaikna | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waknou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waykne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weikena | 67 | 181 | / |
| Vakenna | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waikeni | 67 | 8 | / |
| Weakner | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waikner | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vaknach | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wakenne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wajknér | 67 | 2 | / |
| Watknis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakinni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaikena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiknis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakhnah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wazkhni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waknets | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wagkner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wacknet | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wakna
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