Wanakwa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Wanakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wanakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanakwa is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanakwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanakwa are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Wanakwa
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