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
The surname Wakota is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wakota.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakota? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,098,270th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakota live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 243,971. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 52 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 46 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
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
- 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 Wakota
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