Wakoye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wakoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Wakoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakoye is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakoye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakoye is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Wakoye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakoye are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Wakoye is primarily concentrated in: Bududa District, where 20 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 20 percent reside and Buvuma District, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Wakoye
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