Waknga Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Waknga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waknga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712

Waknga (156) may also be a first name.

Waknga Last Name Facts

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

Waknga is found most in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waknga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Waknga live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Chadic Africa. Waknga is also the 735,679th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 156 people.

The surname Waknga is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 309,986. In Cameroon Waknga is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon Waknga exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakenga9291/
Wakinga9250/
Waiknga927/
Wakingah86168/
Waikenga869/
Wakuinga861/
Wakyonga861/
Woknga834/
Wakenge77380/
Wakingi7721/
Vakinga779/
Wakengo776/
Backnga771/
Wacenga771/
Wakimga771/
Wachinga71393/
Backenga7133/
Waqingah7115/
Wachenga714/
Bakingga711/
Baakinga711/
Waichinga6785/
Voknga6728/
Baqnga671/
Bakengi62173/
Bakingo6236/
Bakingi625/
Bakinge621/
Bokkinga5769/
Baikenge574/
Wachenge572/
Wokinger572/
Bakenghe571/
Vekkinga571/
Uaquinga571/
Weikinger53191/
Wouchinga5312/
Wockinger532/
Weickinger50120/
Baqngo501/

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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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  • 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 Waknga
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