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

Wakwak is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakwak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 557,722nd most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,785,168 people. The surname Wakwak occurs mostly 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.

The surname Wakwak is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 273,618. Excluding Egypt Wakwak occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 35 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

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
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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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