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 last name Wakwah is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakwah? popularity and diffusion
Wakwah is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Wakwah reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wakwah is also the 5,493,085th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 5 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Wakwah exists in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent are found.
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