Wokiri Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wokiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wokiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wokiri Last Name Facts

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

Wokiri is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wokiri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wokiri live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Wokiri is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Wokiri is mostly found in: Kogi, where 71 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 29 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 26 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wokirio921/
Wokuri831,726/
Wakiri83486/
Wekiri832/
Wukiri831/
Wookuri773/
Wokhuri772/
Wakirai771/
Wazkiri771/
Waakiri771/
Woukira771/
Wochiri771/
Bokhiri771/
Bokirii771/
Wakirii771/
Wakirui771/
Wakairi771/
Boukhiri71171/
Boukeiri7132/
Bokhairi7114/
Boukairi713/
Boukoiri711/
Vakiri67131/
Wakira6775/
Wakuri6734/
Vokira6728/
Wakeri6726/
Wekeri679/
Uekiri678/
Wekuri676/
Wakire674/
Wokure672/
Bokiry671/
Uokeri671/
Vekiri671/
Boukheiri671/
Wekire671/
Vukiri671/
Wakiry671/
Wokere671/

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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 Wokiri
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