Wakota Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Wakota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 217 | 1:243,971 | 19,796 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wakota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakota Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakota has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakota? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,098,270th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakota reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wakota is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 243,971. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 52 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 46 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakootah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakata | 83 | 3,012 | / |
| Wakuta | 83 | 500 | / |
| Wakoto | 83 | 97 | / |
| Vakota | 83 | 74 | / |
| Waketa | 83 | 60 | / |
| Wokota | 83 | 24 | / |
| Wakote | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wakoti | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wacota | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakhata | 77 | 1,254 | / |
| Wakoute | 77 | 100 | / |
| Waikata | 77 | 34 | / |
| Wakoiti | 77 | 8 | / |
| Waikoti | 77 | 6 | / |
| Vakotai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Waukuta | 77 | 4 | / |
| Baikota | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wakatea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waskoti | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakatai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakouta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wauketa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woykota | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatkota | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakotau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakatau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikote | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vakosta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakotta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakoota | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokouta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wodkota | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wwakata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakouté | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakouto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakkata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakatta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakatay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakoutou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Whakatau | 71 | 6 | / |
| Weaketea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bakoitay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bakhouta | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wakhaata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikatha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakoutta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakhataa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakaatah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahakoti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakahata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaketa | 67 | 1,784 | / |
| Wakati | 67 | 1,061 | / |
| Wakate | 67 | 362 | / |
| Bacota | 67 | 124 | / |
| Vakata | 67 | 55 | / |
| Vakote | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wokote | 67 | 34 | / |
| Waketo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wakato | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vakoto | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wakuti | 67 | 12 | / |
| Uakata | 67 | 11 | / |
| Waqata | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wekoto | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wokoto | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wokuta | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vokota | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wokoti | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vakuta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vakoti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vacota | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wekata | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uokota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakaty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokoty | 67 | 0 | / |
| Watkotter | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wakota
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