Wokiri Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Wokiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wokirio | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wokuri | 83 | 1,726 | / |
| Wakiri | 83 | 486 | / |
| Wekiri | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wukiri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wookuri | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wokhuri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wakirai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wazkiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waakiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woukira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wochiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bokhiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bokirii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakirii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakirui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakairi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukhiri | 71 | 171 | / |
| Boukeiri | 71 | 32 | / |
| Bokhairi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Boukairi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Boukoiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakiri | 67 | 131 | / |
| Wakira | 67 | 75 | / |
| Wakuri | 67 | 34 | / |
| Vokira | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wakeri | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wekeri | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uekiri | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wekuri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wakire | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wokure | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bokiry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uokeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukheiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vukiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakiry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokere | 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
- 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 Wokiri
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis