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
Wakwale is found most in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakwale? popularity and diffusion
It is the 275,277th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,168,472 people. This last name 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 common first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
Wakwale is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,407 people, or 1 in 27,746. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bududa District, where 52 percent are found, Mbale District, where 21 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Wakwale exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
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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