Wakwale Surname
Approximately 1,410 people bear this surname
Wakwale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,407 | 1:27,746 | 3,846 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wakwale (12) may also be a first name.
Wakwale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakwale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakwale is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakwale? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 275,277th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,168,472 people. Wakwale occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakwale reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wakwale is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name globally, held by 12 people.
The last name Wakwale is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,407 people, or 1 in 27,746. In Uganda Wakwale is mostly found in: Bududa District, where 52 percent reside, Mbale District, where 21 percent reside and Manafwa District, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakwaale | 93 | 736 | / |
| Wakwalle | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wakwaleh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wankwale | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wakwahale | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wagwale | 86 | 23 | / |
| Wokwale | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wakuale | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wakwala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waghwale | 80 | 28 | / |
| Wangwale | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wakuhale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wagwaale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakwoole | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakgwale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakual | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bagwale | 71 | 159 | / |
| Wogwale | 71 | 57 | / |
| Bokwale | 71 | 34 | / |
| Wakuali | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wakuele | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wakweli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vakwile | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wokwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wagwele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wagwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wagwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waguale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waghvale | 67 | 36 | / |
| Waghwala | 67 | 24 | / |
| Baghwale | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waukweli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baakwali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backwall | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wogwaale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakwooli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waguhale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaghwale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waghuale | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baagwale | 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 Wakwale
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