Wokape Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wokape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wokape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1261:309,83621,278
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wokape Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wokape is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wokape? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,596,935th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wokape live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 309,836. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 75 percent reside, Mbale District, where 10 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wokapeu9241/
Wokaphe921/
Wokap91113/
Woukapeu862/
Wakape83278/
Wokapi8316/
Wokapa8313/
Wokope833/
Wekape832/
Woukap831/
Wokoupe772/
Wocapeu771/
Bokhape771/
Wakap73217/
Wokop7316/
Waukapea7114/
Wakapa67110/
Wakaps6746/
Wakaup6731/
Wokopa6725/
Wakipe6712/
Wakapi6711/
Boukap676/
Woukop675/
Wakope674/
Vakape674/
Wekapi672/
Bokaap671/
Bokhap671/
Wacope671/
Woskab671/
Vokapi671/

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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 Wokape
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