Wakyo Surname
Approximately 989 people bear this surname
Wakyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 956 | 1:186,866 | 4,672 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wakyo (3,274) may also be a first name.
Wakyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakyo is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wakyo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakyo? popularity and diffusion
Wakyo is the 364,871st most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,368,601 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Wakyo reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 125,093rd most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 3,274 people.
This surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 956 people, or 1 in 186,866. In Pakistan Wakyo is primarily found in: Sindh, where 100 percent reside and Balochistan, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waikyo | 91 | 41 | / |
| Wakyou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Waukyo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wakio | 80 | 7,324 | / |
| Wakya | 80 | 34 | / |
| Wakeo | 80 | 29 | / |
| Wekyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakijo | 73 | 483 | / |
| Waikya | 73 | 51 | / |
| Wakioh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wakhio | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wokyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakheo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weakio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vwakya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waakya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waikio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waakio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weikyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vakhyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakios | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakagio | 67 | 90 | / |
| Waskijo | 67 | 88 | / |
| Wakaiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waikyaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wakaaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huakyoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakijoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakajjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waqayyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waychio | 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 Wakyo
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