Wauko Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Wauko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wauko (19) may also be a first name.
Wauko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wauko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wauko is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wauko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Wauko reside; 97 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 97 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 54 percent are found, West Sepik, where 25 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Wauko
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