Wakyaya Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wakyaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakyaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4461:87,5329,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Wakyaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wakyaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wakyaya is found most in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakyaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 668,257th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakyaya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 446 people, or 1 in 87,532. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bududa District, where 53 percent are found, Mbale District, where 28 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Wakyaya occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakyaaya931/
Waikyaa864/
Bakyaya862/
Wakyayi862/
Wokyaya861/
Bakyay771/
Vaakyaa7151/
Waskiay718/
Wakiiya711/
Wakiyia711/
Bakyuya711/
Bakyiya711/
Wokyaye711/
Wokyaja711/
Wakieya711/
Wakyoyo711/
Wekyiya711/
Wachiaya6767/
Vaaikyaa6713/
Wakiyyah671/
Baikyayo671/
Wakisiya671/
Wakisayi671/

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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 Wakyaya
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