Wakuwaku Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wakuwaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakuwaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wakuwaku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakuwaku occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakuwaku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakuwaku is the 1,860,621st most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name Wakuwaku is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wakuwaku live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wakwakwa7514/
Wakwakio7513/
Wakwaika7513/
Wachkuwu753/
Wakhwaka753/
Wakowiak752/
Wackukwu751/
Wakakaou751/
Wakwakha751/
Wakukyuy751/
Wakouiak750/
Wakkak71208/
Wakiku71106/
Wakuka71100/
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Wakake7165/
Wakuke7121/
Wakauk7116/
Wakako7110/
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Wachukuwu713/
Wakuga712/
Wake Wake712/
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Wakwayika711/
Wakoku711/
Wachukuwa711/
Wakukha67613/
Wakwagh67297/
Wakaoka67297/
Wakekwa6787/
Wakiugu6762/
Waikaka6732/
Waka-Ko6727/
Wikukuh6725/
Wakyaki6719/
Wakagwa6711/
Wakokwa679/
Wokukwu678/
Wakukya675/
Wakiguu674/
Wakwiga674/
Wakwika674/
Wakakya674/
Wakaiki673/
Wakakwa672/
Wakiiku672/
Wakyaka672/
Wakaike672/
Wakakye672/
Wakhugu672/
Wackwik671/
Wakakhe671/
Wakweka671/
Wakyiku671/
Wakiaki671/
Wakouko671/
Wakukia671/
Waikwok671/
Wakhuka671/
Wagwkwa671/
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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 Wakuwaku
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