Wakwe Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Wakwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wakwe (141) may also be a first name.
Wakwe Demographics
Average Wakwe Salary in
United States
$24,200 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wakwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wakwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wakwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,765,740th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Wakwe live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 778,371st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 141 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 28 percent are found, Delta, where 20 percent are found and Rivers, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Wakwe Last Name Statistics demography
Wakwe earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.92% less than the national average, earning $24,200 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vwakwe | 91 | 11 | / |
| Waikwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waikwet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakwa | 80 | 428 | / |
| Wakue | 80 | 150 | / |
| Wekwe | 80 | 127 | / |
| Wagwe | 80 | 45 | / |
| Uakwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wokwe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Waikw | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wakwi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wacwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakhw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vakwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waigwe | 73 | 927 | / |
| Waikwa | 73 | 539 | / |
| Waikwi | 73 | 78 | / |
| Wonkwe | 73 | 15 | / |
| Wakgue | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wagwer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weikwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wankue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hwakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wakuie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waekue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuagwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whakue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weekwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahkwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakwis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wankuea | 67 | 88 | / |
| Wangkwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wwaigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanngwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waikoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokw | 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 Wakwe
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