Wakwana Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Wakwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Wakwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakwana occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wakwana.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakwana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Wakwana is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakwana are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Wakwana is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda Wakwana is most frequent in: Manafwa District, where 96 percent live and Kampala District, where 4 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 47 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakhwanha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wakwena | 86 | 33 | / |
| Wakwani | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wagwana | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wokwana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vakwana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wankwani | 80 | 17 | / |
| Hwakwani | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wakuhana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wadkwani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wagwanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakwaana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakweana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baakwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waikwani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whokwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watkwanit | 75 | 188 | / |
| Waikwaini | 75 | 11 | / |
| Vokwana | 71 | 1,499 | / |
| Bakwani | 71 | 78 | / |
| Wagwona | 71 | 24 | / |
| Wagwani | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wagwena | 71 | 3 | / |
| Woqwana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wokwane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bacwana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wagbana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waghwani | 67 | 49 | / |
| Vankwani | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wagwanyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bahgwana | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wagwoina | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bakwanyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bakwaane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wongwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhakwena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bagwaana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakwoona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagwoona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagwanii | 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 Wakwana
- 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