Vahekeni Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Vahekeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vahekeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia691:34,9195,039
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vahekeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vahekeni has its highest incidence in Namibia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vahekeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Vahekeni are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 34,919. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Khomas Region, where 48 percent reside, Omusati Region, where 39 percent reside and Ohangwena Region, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Namibia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waekeni804/
Wahikeni751/
Wa'ekeni751/
Baekenge631/
Bahikene631/
Bahikeine5929/
Bahikeene591/
Vaeqane53109/
Uaikani5343/
Väikene5311/
Waekone531/
Uayikani506/
Bouikeni504/
Woekeneh501/
Woekener500/

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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 Vahekeni
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