Wakoro Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Wakoro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wakoro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakoro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakoro is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wakoro.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakoro? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Wakoro occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Wakoro are found; 61 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 61 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Wakoro is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Wakoro is mostly concentrated in: West New Britain, where 79 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Central African Republic, where 17 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waikoro | 92 | 15 | / |
| Wakoroi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waikorro | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakora | 83 | 586 | / |
| Wokoro | 83 | 328 | / |
| Wakaro | 83 | 114 | / |
| Vakoro | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wakuro | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wakero | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wacoro | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wekoro | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bakuoro | 77 | 9 | / |
| Waekero | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waikaro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakorho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakhero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakeero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikora | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woekoro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakurop | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwokoro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahykoro | 71 | 19 | / |
| Vakouros | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wokourou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wakorach | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waikoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikorga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakorros | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakara | 67 | 323 | / |
| Wakura | 67 | 154 | / |
| Bacoro | 67 | 141 | / |
| Watkotrap | 67 | 80 | / |
| Wakera | 67 | 73 | / |
| Vakaro | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vokoro | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vakero | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wekora | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wokora | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woukourou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uokoro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vakora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokuro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokaro | 67 | 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 Wakoro
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