Wakunga Surname
Approximately 978 people bear this surname
Wakunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 886 | 1:44,062 | 5,516 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wakunga (18) may also be a first name.
Wakunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakunga has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wakunga.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakunga? popularity and diffusion
Wakunga is the 368,021st most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,451,478 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakunga live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 18 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 886 people, or 1 in 44,062. In Uganda Wakunga is most common in: Nebbi District, where 35 percent reside, Zombo District, where 32 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 14 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Italy, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakuinga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wakkunga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wakungha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wakungah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wakungaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wakung'a | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wakusinga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wakuninga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wakonga | 86 | 141 | / |
| Wekunga | 86 | 38 | / |
| Wakungi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wakungo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bakounga | 80 | 25 | / |
| Bakungai | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wakungui | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wakkonga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakungi | 71 | 82 | / |
| Bacunga | 71 | 69 | / |
| Vakunge | 71 | 67 | / |
| Wakongo | 71 | 48 | / |
| Vakungi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wacunge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wokonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakongou | 67 | 51 | / |
| Bacungga | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bacungay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wakongoh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waicungo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Veckunga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wakhongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokongha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waikhungeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukounga | 63 | 6 | / |
| Wakonghou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Baukoungou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Woukoungou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vokonga | 57 | 9 | / |
| Bacunge | 57 | 6 | / |
| Bokungo | 57 | 5 | / |
| Bokoungo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bokoungou | 50 | 9 | / |
| Boukoungo | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Wakunga
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