Wokabi Surname

285,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wokabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wokabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3341:34,6183,748
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Wokabi (143) may also be a first name.

Wokabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wokabi is found most in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wokabi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wokabi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 285,302nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,406,191 people. The last name Wokabi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wokabi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 772,378th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 143 people.

Wokabi is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,334 people, or 1 in 34,618. In Kenya Wokabi is most common in: Nairobi County, where 29 percent live, Nyeri County, where 17 percent live and Muranga County, where 16 percent live. Outside of Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Wokabi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wokabi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wokabi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 65.48% less than the national average, earning $14,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wokabai921/
Wakabi834,730/
Wokabe833/
Wokobi832/
Wokavi831/
Wakhabi7712/
Wakaabi7712/
Wakabii772/
Wakabai772/
Bokabih771/
Wakabui771/
Wakkabi771/
Wakabie771/
Wakabhi771/
Waakabi771/
Wokoubi771/
Wokabay771/
Boukabih711/
Wakaba674,067/
Bokobi67165/
Wakobi6717/
Wakabe6714/
Wekobi679/
Wokoba674/
Wokobe672/
Vakabi672/
Wokave671/
Woukoibai671/
Vokaba671/
Waqabi671/
Wokeby670/

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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
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  • 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 Wokabi
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