Wakre Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Wakre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Wakre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakre Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakre (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻛﺮﻩ, Marathi: वाकरे) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakre? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,485,539th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Wakre live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
Wakre is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Wakre is most prevalent in: Madang, where 61 percent live, East Sepik, where 33 percent live and Western Highlands, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 34 percent live and Benin, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakre Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakre in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻛﺮﻩ | wkrh | - |
| Wakre in the Marathi language | ||
| वाकरे | vakare | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakre
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