Wakowa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wakowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wakowa (7) may also be a first name.

Wakowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakowa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakowa? popularity and diffusion

Wakowa is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Wakowa are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wakowa is also the 4,548,448th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 7 people.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Wakowa is mostly found in: Gulf, where 50 percent live and Western, where 50 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent live and Cameroon, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wakouwa923/
Wakowai923/
Wakow9110/
Wakoiwai867/
Waikowai861/
Wakawa831,914/
Waskow831,311/
Wagowa83183/
Wakowo832/
Wekowa831/
Wackow831/
Waakow831/
Wakouw831/
Wakooba77820/
Wasckow7729/
Waikawa7723/
Waikova7723/
Washkow7718/
Bakoway779/
Wakhowo771/
Waukawa771/
Waskova771/
Baakowa771/
Wakawat771/
Waekawa771/
Wakaf73166/
Waków7311/
Wacow735/
Wakof731/
Wakaw731/
Bakouwai712/
Wachkova711/
Baikoowa711/
Wakoobah711/
Waszkows711/
Wakachwa711/
Wak673,221/
Bakova671,277/
Vakova67320/
Woskow6761/
Wascow6761/
Wakoff6732/
Wakava6731/
Bajkow6726/
Wakkaf6720/
Wojkow6716/
Baikow6715/
Baykow676/
Backow672/
Waskov672/
Waaqow672/
Uakova672/
Wakawo672/
Wakhaw671/
Baukow671/
Waakov671/
Waśków671/
Weikow671/
Wasków671/
Watków671/
Wakafe671/
Wakoub671/
Wogowa671/
Bakoiw671/
Waskof671/
Watkov670/
Waskaw670/

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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
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  • 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 Wakowa
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