Waknga Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Waknga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 67 | 1:309,986 | 28,740 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakenga | 92 | 91 | / |
| Wakinga | 92 | 50 | / |
| Waiknga | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wakingah | 86 | 168 | / |
| Waikenga | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wakuinga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakyonga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woknga | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wakenge | 77 | 380 | / |
| Wakingi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Vakinga | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wakengo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Backnga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wacenga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakimga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wachinga | 71 | 393 | / |
| Backenga | 71 | 33 | / |
| Waqingah | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wachenga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bakingga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baakinga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waichinga | 67 | 85 | / |
| Voknga | 67 | 28 | / |
| Baqnga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakengi | 62 | 173 | / |
| Bakingo | 62 | 36 | / |
| Bakingi | 62 | 5 | / |
| Bakinge | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bokkinga | 57 | 69 | / |
| Baikenge | 57 | 4 | / |
| Wachenge | 57 | 2 | / |
| Wokinger | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bakenghe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vekkinga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Uaquinga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Weikinger | 53 | 191 | / |
| Wouchinga | 53 | 12 | / |
| Wockinger | 53 | 2 | / |
| Weickinger | 50 | 120 | / |
| Baqngo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Waknga
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