Wakora Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3781:122,16910,207
Uganda1911:204,39416,279
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Wakora (87) may also be a first name.

Wakora Last Name Facts

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

Wakora occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wakora.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakora? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 546,286th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,436,085 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wakora live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wakora is also the 1,024,927th most widely held first name globally, borne by 87 people.

The last name Wakora is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 122,169. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 98 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 0 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Wakora Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikora921/
Wakorach864/
Waikoura861/
Waikorga861/
Wakori83423/
Wakara83323/
Wakore83308/
Wakura83154/
Wakera8373/
Wakoro8323/
Wekora835/
Wokora834/
Vakora831/
Watkotrap8080/
Wakaura77138/
Wuakera77129/
Wakhura77122/
Backora7758/
Vakoura7742/
Wakaara7738/
Waikera7728/
Wakhori7722/
Waikara7719/
Waikoro7715/
Wakoori7711/
Bakoray7711/
Wakhore778/
Bakkora778/
Wakorey777/
Wakkura776/
Wakaray775/
Bakoira774/
Wakoire773/
Wakeera772/
Bakoora772/
Vakotra771/
Waykara771/
Wakeray771/
Wakarau771/
Baakora771/
Waakera771/
Waukera771/
Wakoure771/
Wakerha771/
Wakurai771/
Wakoroi771/
Waikura771/
Waikori771/
Wakahara715,450/
Wakaraya7127/
Wackerha717/
Vakouras714/
Wakoirey713/
Wakarhay712/
Backoura712/
Vahkoura711/
Vaakoura711/
Weikoura711/
Waikerah711/
Wackeray711/
Waikorro711/
Bakoiray711/
Bakouraa711/
Wakhurah711/
Wakari671,196/
Vakore67401/
Wokoro67328/
Bacora67134/
Wakaro67114/
Wakary67114/
Wakare67100/
Wakure6787/
Wacura6778/
Wokura6763/
Wakuri6734/
Vakara6725/
Vakera6717/
Vakoro6715/
Wekara6715/
Wakuro6710/
Wakero6710/
Wakury678/
Wokori676/
Wacoro676/
Vakura675/
Wekera673/
Waqara673/
Wacori672/
Uakura671/
Wekoro671/
Vakori671/
Wokara671/
Wockorach671/
Wacara671/

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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 Wakora
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