Wilaka Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Wilaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
Wilaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wilaka is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wilaka is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Wilaka live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin it is most numerous in: Atakora Department, where 75 percent are found, Donga Department, where 13 percent are found and Zou Department, where 13 percent are found. Other than Benin it occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 47 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 Wilaka
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