Surname 和歌 (Waka 
, 和歌 
) , worldwide, is quite a common cognomen. The family name 和歌 is characteristic of Fiji, where it is quite a rare surname, Papua New Guinea, and Kenya. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, 和歌 is the forename as well as the last name.