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

The surname Wakora is found most in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Wakora click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakora? popularity and diffusion

Wakora is the 546,286th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The last name Wakora occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wakora reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wakora is also the 1,024,927th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 87 people.

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

Wakora Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily 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
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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 Wakora
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