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 found most in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wokiri.
How Common Is The Last Name Wokiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wokiri are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,380,948. In Nigeria Wokiri is most numerous in: Kogi, where 71 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 29 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Wokiri is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 26 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.
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
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