Wakwah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wakwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Wakwah (5) may also be a first name.
Wakwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakwah occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakwah is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Wakwah is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Wakwah live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wakwah is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 5 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Wakwah is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakwauh | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wakwaha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakwash | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakwa | 91 | 428 | / |
| Waikwa | 83 | 539 | / |
| Wekwah | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hwakwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waakwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bakwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakwoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waskwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wangkwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wankuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wagwa | 73 | 194 | / |
| Wekwa | 73 | 58 | / |
| Wakua | 73 | 29 | / |
| Wokwa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Vakwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wacwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wakwo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wonkweah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waigwa | 67 | 3,317 | / |
| Waggwa | 67 | 116 | / |
| Backwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wagway | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hwagwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wagwad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bagwah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waghwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wokuah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wegwah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wagwai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waukua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waikua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakwaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakkua | 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 Wakwah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis