Waku Surname

70,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,061 people bear this surname

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

Waku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,5311:36,2063,322
DR Congo1,1361:65,0357,666
Uganda1,0831:36,0474,715
Papua New Guinea6341:12,8611,201
Nigeria3331:531,96026,148
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Cameroon861:241,50123,877
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
England111:5,065,278148,650
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
France101:6,642,272293,169
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Waku (34,201) may also be a first name.

Waku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waku (Oriya: ୱାକୁ) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 70,058th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,032,084 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Waku live; 50 percent live in East Asia and 50 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 25,166th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 34,201 people.

Waku is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 3,531 people, or 1 in 36,206. In Japan Waku is most numerous in: Tochigi Prefecture, where 20 percent are found, Kyoto Prefecture, where 17 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found. Not including Japan this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.

Waku Last Name Statistics demography

Waku earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakui8913,647/
Wakhu892,046/
Wuaku891,888/
Wakou89711/
Wakeu89294/
Wakau8985/
Waiku8928/
Wakku8922/
Wauku8915/
Hwaku8912/
Waaku8910/
Wakuh898/
Wakuz892/
Wakuy891/
Wayku891/
Wakuu891/
Wakuś891/
Wakhou80196/
Waukau80156/
Waikou8046/
Watkeu8029/
Wackus8019/
Waikau8013/
Wakahu807/
Watkut804/
Wahuku803/
Waikui803/
Weakou803/
Waikeu802/
Whakud801/
Wakush801/
Waikud801/
Waikuu801/
Wajkut801/
Wakkou801/
Wakeuh801/
Wackup800/
Watkus800/
Wacu751,222/
Weku75991/
Vaku75236/
Woku7566/
Uaku7523/
Washkau7339/
Waytkus7332/
Waszkau7318/
Weaskus7317/
Waskuch7313/
Waickus7311/
Wajtkus737/
Wajckus735/
Wakhuth734/
Wajtkuś731/
Wahakou731/
Wakusch731/
Waikohu731/
Wokou67551/
Waschkau67358/
Vakou67344/
Wokeu6740/
Weiku6736/
Uaaku6732/
Waikhuha6730/
Wouku6729/
Waschkus6723/
Wakoe6719/
Vakau6717/
Vauku6717/
Vaaku6715/
Vakhu6711/
Vakeu6710/
Waschkut6710/
Washkuch6710/
Wacuz679/
Wacui676/
Vakku676/
Wacup676/
Wakoo676/
Vaiku675/
Wacou674/
Vakuj674/
Vakui672/
Vuaku672/
Waceu671/
Wuoku671/
Huaku671/
Wacau671/
Vhaku671/
Wokku671/
Wahcu671/
Uakau671/
Wekuh671/
Waakouch671/
Baïku671/
Waccu670/

Waku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waku in the Oriya language
ୱାକୁwaku-

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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 Waku
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