Wakura Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wakura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1181:1,083,42620,860
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wakura (10) may also be a first name.

Wakura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakura occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,409,418th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname Wakura occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Wakura reside; 77 percent reside in East Asia and 77 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Wakura is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name Wakura is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 1,083,426. In Japan it is most frequent in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 36 percent reside, Niigata Prefecture, where 32 percent reside and Ishikawa Prefecture, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Japan Wakura exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakaura92138/
Wakhura92122/
Wakkura926/
Wakurai921/
Waikura921/
Wakhurah861/
Waikoura861/
Wakora83586/
Wakure8387/
Wacura8378/
Wakira8375/
Wekura8366/
Wokura8363/
Wakuri8334/
Wakuro8310/
Wakury838/
Vakura835/
Uakura831/
Baykura7777/
Wakkuri7774/
Wakhure7770/
Vakoura7742/
Wakirah7720/
Wakkure7716/
Bakurah778/
Wokurai777/
Waikure775/
Bakuura773/
Vakhura773/
Baukura772/
Vakuera772/
Baikura771/
Wacuira771/
Bakcura771/
Wakoure771/
Wakcure771/
Wakirai771/
Wakuero771/
Wakurop771/
Waikora771/
Wokurach7184/
Vakouras714/
Backoura712/
Wakcaure712/
Bakouraa711/
Wakckure711/
Bakkuraj711/
Weikoura711/
Wakhaure711/
Vahkoura711/
Vaakoura711/
Wokuri671,726/
Vakure67717/
Vakira67513/
Wakori67423/
Vacura67364/
Wakore67308/
Wakiro67210/
Bacura6726/
Uekura6726/
Wakoro6723/
Uakira6715/
Wekira6711/
Wokora674/
Vakuri673/
Waqira673/
Wokure672/
Wachkaure671/
Wokuro671/
Bakury671/
Waikutree671/
Vakora671/

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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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  • 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 Wakura
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