Wakuna Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Wakuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 152 | 1:136,639 | 15,295 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wakuna (38) may also be a first name.
Wakuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakuna has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakuna? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakuna is the 1,144,405th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wakuna live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 38 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 136,639. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 60 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 29 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waikuna | 92 | 44 | / |
| Wakauna | 92 | 26 | / |
| Wakuuna | 92 | 15 | / |
| Waukuna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakunna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakunai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waikhuna | 86 | 110 | / |
| Wakaunah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wakkunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakungaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakuinga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakuno | 83 | 90 | / |
| Wakona | 83 | 89 | / |
| Wakuni | 83 | 18 | / |
| Wakunj | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wakune | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wekuna | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vakuna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waitkunas | 80 | 41 | / |
| Wakhouina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakinah | 77 | 188 | / |
| Waekuno | 77 | 82 | / |
| Wakonha | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wakunyi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wakinau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Vaikuna | 77 | 6 | / |
| Waikona | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wajkuny | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wokunai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bakkuna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wacunas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wakungo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakinha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakuina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakuuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakoona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waakona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatkuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikuno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakunop | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakunje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokouna | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waicunas | 71 | 25 | / |
| Weikunat | 71 | 18 | / |
| Vaskunas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Weykunat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vaitkuna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wokounah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikoona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacuna | 67 | 1,147 | / |
| Weitkunat | 67 | 153 | / |
| Wakino | 67 | 147 | / |
| Vaitkunas | 67 | 141 | / |
| Vakunj | 67 | 128 | / |
| Wakono | 67 | 69 | / |
| Wokona | 67 | 67 | / |
| Vacuna | 67 | 63 | / |
| Vaytkunas | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wakoni | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vaiskunas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wojtkunat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wakone | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vekuna | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weidkunas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vakune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weitkunha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakunj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weytkunat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wocuna | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wakuna
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