Wakus Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

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

Wakus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

The alternate forms: Wakuś (1) are calculated separately.

Wakus (110) may also be a first name.

Wakus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakus (Marathi: वकुस) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Wakuś. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakus? popularity and diffusion

Wakus is the 2,808,717th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Wakus is mostly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Wakus reside; 65 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 65 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wakus is also the 895,203rd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 110 people.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea Wakus is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 67 percent reside, Enga, where 13 percent reside and East Sepik, where 7 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Wakus Last Name Statistics demography

Wakus earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakuś931/
Waikus9136/
Wackus9119/
Wakush911/
Watkus910/
Waytkus8332/
Weaskus8317/
Waickus8311/
Wajtkus837/
Wajckus835/
Wakusch831/
Wakos80202/
Vakus802/
Wakuz802/
Waschkus7723/
Waykos73195/
Baykus7356/
Bagkus7347/
Vaykus7342/
Waicus7341/
Waikos7329/
Vaikus7314/
Vakaus739/
Vakuse736/
Vakush733/
Wekush731/
Weckus731/
Weikus731/
Watcus731/
Waukos731/
Bakuhs731/
Vakous731/
Bakusz731/
Bahkus731/
Weakhouse710/
Wackhouse710/
Backaus67199/
Vaickus6791/
Bakkaus6767/
Bakhuys6759/
Weitkus6751/
Backeus6730/
Wokusch6716/
Waskuch6713/
Woitkus6713/
Bacckus6711/
Vakkaus679/
Baikous679/
Backush676/
Wojtkus676/
Bauckus674/
Weijkus672/
Waykosh672/
Bahkush672/
Bakkush672/
Vaykush671/
Hbackus671/
Backuss671/
Bahakus671/
Vakushe671/
Uhakaus671/
Weidkus671/
Vaskuse671/
Wajtkuś671/
Bajkush671/
Bakhuhs671/
Bakhuss671/
Bakhuus671/
Backusz671/
Backcus670/
Baukaus670/

Wakus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wakus in the Marathi language
वकुसvakusa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakus
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