Wokia Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Wokia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wokia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wokia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wokia occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wokia? popularity and diffusion
Wokia is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Wokia live; 86 percent live in Oceania Islands and 86 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Wokia is most numerous in: West Sepik, where 82 percent are found, Morobe, where 9 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 9 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuokia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wokiah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Woskia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wokoyia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakia | 80 | 673 | / |
| Vokia | 80 | 32 | / |
| Wekia | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wukia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakiah | 73 | 1,236 | / |
| Voukia | 73 | 50 | / |
| Wokeah | 73 | 38 | / |
| Wakija | 73 | 30 | / |
| Wekiah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wakiha | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wukias | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bokjia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voukias | 67 | 130 | / |
| Waskiay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Watkias | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wakaiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wekayia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woukyap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhkia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouchia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukhia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wackias | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wokia
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