Wapakala Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wapakala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wapakala Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya821:563,17026,996
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wapakala Demographics

Wapakala Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wapakala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wapakala is most common in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapakala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wapakala is the 1,795,579th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. Wapakala occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wapakala reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 563,170. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 94 percent live, Kakamega County, where 5 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent live.

Wapakala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wapakali8813/
Wepakala881/
Wapakela881/
Waipakali822/
Vadpakala821/
Bapakalla821/
Vapaakallio6317/
Vapacali631/
Wopokolo501/
Wepokolo501/
Bapokoli501/
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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 Wapakala
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