Wakreo Surname
Approximately 637 people bear this surname
Wakreo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 633 | 1:32,811 | 4,417 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
Wakreo (833) may also be a first name.
Wakreo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakreo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakreo has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakreo? popularity and diffusion
Wakreo is the 512,799th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,440,417 people. The last name Wakreo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakreo are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Wakreo is also the 282,935th most prevalent forename globally, held by 833 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 633 people, or 1 in 32,811. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 86 percent reside, North Region, where 10 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Chad, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wackreo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wwakreo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wagkreo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wokreo | 83 | 1,505 | / |
| Wakiro | 83 | 210 | / |
| Wakero | 83 | 10 | / |
| Wakairo | 77 | 1,013 | / |
| Woukreo | 77 | 229 | / |
| Wakiroh | 77 | 8 | / |
| Waykyro | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waikero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikrao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakeero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakhero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakirou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wockreo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakkreo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baïkreo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakhiroh | 71 | 8 | / |
| Waikairo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wakira | 67 | 75 | / |
| Wakera | 67 | 73 | / |
| Wokiro | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wackeroth | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bokreo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vakero | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bacreo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakjra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakrio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakyro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakrya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wackerott | 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 Wakreo
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