Wakoba Surname
Approximately 664 people bear this surname
Wakoba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 594 | 1:65,723 | 7,432 |
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wakoba Demographics
Wakoba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wakoba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakoba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakoba (Marathi: वाकोबा) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wakoba.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakoba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 496,702nd most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakoba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Wakoba is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 594 people, or 1 in 65,723. In Uganda it is most common in: Manafwa District, where 51 percent are found, Bududa District, where 30 percent are found and Mbale District, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Wakoba occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 10 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Wakoba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wakoba surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakooba | 92 | 820 | / |
| Wakouba | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wakhoba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakoobah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakaba | 83 | 4,067 | / |
| Wakobe | 83 | 89 | / |
| Wakuba | 83 | 81 | / |
| Wakobo | 83 | 55 | / |
| Wakobi | 83 | 17 | / |
| Wakeba | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wekoba | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wokoba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wekhoba | 77 | 237 | / |
| Wakhobe | 77 | 139 | / |
| Wakoubo | 77 | 110 | / |
| Wakoobi | 77 | 104 | / |
| Wakhaba | 77 | 66 | / |
| Wakoobe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Wakoube | 77 | 18 | / |
| Vaekoba | 77 | 13 | / |
| Uakhoba | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bakobea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wakobui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vakouba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wakabai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wahkobo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baakoba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baikoba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakooba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakobay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokooba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikobo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakubaya | 71 | 82 | / |
| Wakobeer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakabaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakkobai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakhouba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakoubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakabi | 67 | 4,730 | / |
| Wakube | 67 | 501 | / |
| Vakaba | 67 | 382 | / |
| Bacoba | 67 | 123 | / |
| Wakabo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Wakabe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bakobo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wakubo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wokobi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wokobe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wokobo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakubi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uekoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woukoibai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uakaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakeba | 67 | 1 | / |
Wakoba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakoba in the Marathi language | ||
| वाकोबा | vakoba | - |
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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 Wakoba
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