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

Wokabi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wokabi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wokabi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 285,302nd most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,406,191 people. The surname Wokabi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wokabi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wokabi is also the 772,378th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 143 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,334 people, or 1 in 34,618. In Kenya Wokabi is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 29 percent live, Nyeri County, where 17 percent live and Muranga County, where 16 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Wokabi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wokabi surname is principally 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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