Wakr Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Wakr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Wakr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakr occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wakr is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Wakr occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Wakr are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Badakhshan, where 33 percent reside, Kabul, where 33 percent reside and Khost, where 33 percent reside. Besides Afghanistan this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 40 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadkr892/
Waikr891/
Waiker80213/
Wayker8037/
Weaker8031/
Wakhrh809/
Wajker801/
Waqr7545/
Vakr7527/
Wekr752/
Wacr751/
Waicker7348/
Waikere7340/
Bakrr677/
Waqqr676/
Baakr675/
B'Akr674/
Uaker674/
Beakr672/
Waqur672/
Vakkr672/
Bajkr671/
Baukr671/
Wakhgeer671/
Wogkr671/
Bak'r671/
Vatkr671/
Waqrd671/

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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 Wakr
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