Wakwak Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Wakwak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakwak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Wakwak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakwak is most common in Egypt. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakwak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 557,722nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,785,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Wakwak are found; 60 percent are found in North Africa and 59 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 336 people, or 1 in 273,618. Other than Egypt this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 35 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Wakwak Last Name Statistics demography

Wakwak earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.93% less than the national average, earning $19,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadkwak921/
Wakwake921/
Wakwagh77297/
Waikwok771/
Wankwagh711/
Wagwag67898/
Wokwok676/
Wacwac671/
Bakwaq671/
Waqwaq671/

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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 Wakwak
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