Wiraka Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Wiraka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 96 | 1:481,041 | 24,996 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wiraka (23) may also be a first name.
Wiraka Demographics
Wiraka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wiraka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiraka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiraka occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiraka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,380,086th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Wiraka live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 23 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 481,041. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 76 percent live, Nairobi County, where 9 percent live and Vihiga County, where 9 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 12 percent live.
Wiraka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wiraka last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wairaka | 92 | 49 | / |
| Wiraska | 92 | 13 | / |
| Wirakha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weiraka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wirakah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wiraszka | 86 | 892 | / |
| Wirakeat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wirake | 83 | 18 | / |
| Viraka | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wirako | 83 | 10 | / |
| Weraka | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wiraca | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wiroka | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wiraki | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wairakaia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiracki | 77 | 45 | / |
| Virakka | 77 | 33 | / |
| Waireka | 77 | 15 | / |
| Wairake | 77 | 12 | / |
| Virakad | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wirecka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wiraket | 77 | 4 | / |
| Biracka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Birhaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Virakay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Virakai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Birakah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weireka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wairako | 77 | 1 | / |
| Virakatt | 71 | 778 | / |
| Wiratket | 71 | 90 | / |
| Wiratkit | 71 | 61 | / |
| Wierhake | 71 | 49 | / |
| Wiraszko | 71 | 41 | / |
| Wirausky | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bijrajka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wiraikit | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wirgocka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vijrajka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whiraker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weirhake | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wireko | 67 | 4,606 | / |
| Viraca | 67 | 1,132 | / |
| Werake | 67 | 616 | / |
| Wereka | 67 | 125 | / |
| Weerakeat | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wiroko | 67 | 19 | / |
| Viraki | 67 | 16 | / |
| Veraka | 67 | 14 | / |
| Viroka | 67 | 12 | / |
| Uirake | 67 | 11 | / |
| Virake | 67 | 6 | / |
| Werako | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wiraco | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vireka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weroka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boirakhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weraki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyrasska | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wiraka
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