Waceke Surname

109,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waceke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waceke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,2511:10,8631,373
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waceke (953) may also be a first name.

Waceke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waceke is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waceke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waceke is the 109,288th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,711,093 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waceke reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 261,626th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 953 people.

Waceke is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 4,251 people, or 1 in 10,863. In Kenya Waceke is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 32 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 17 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Waceke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wacheke921,970/
Wacek91877/
Wachekeh861/
Waseke83110/
Waceka834/
Waicek834/
Wazeke832/
Watcek830/
Watcheker801/
Waschek77463/
Wauchek7754/
Washeke7739/
Watchek7729/
Wachike7716/
Wasciek7711/
Wachesk779/
Wasicke772/
Wathcek771/
Wauczek771/
Wauscek771/
Wajciek771/
Waseike770/
Vacek737,748/
Wasek731,519/
Wacyk73252/
Wacik7369/
Wašek737/
Wacec734/
Wocek731/
Wachecki71234/
Wacheski71137/
Wascheck7188/
Wauschek7186/
Wacheisk7137/
Wachiske7110/
Washchek719/
Watzecke715/
Waczecka713/
Wachikeh711/
Wuazekeh711/
Bacheike711/
Wahtxeke711/
Wachesky711/
Wasike6731,549/
Waseka671,160/
Washek67606/
Wasiek67388/
Waszek67372/
Vachek67269/
Waseeq67241/
Wasick67209/
Watsek67102/
Wazeck6792/
Woicek6759/
Bascek6756/
Wacika6753/
Vaczek6734/
Woodcheke6731/
Wacheiski6731/
Woscek6730/
Waycik6728/
Vajcek6728/
Waseek6725/
Wochek6722/
Baucek6722/
Waseki6722/
Vascek6720/
Wazike6715/
Waysek6710/
Vaicek679/
Bazeke679/
Waschheck677/
Wajcik676/
Wayszceyk676/
Baycek676/
Woczek676/
Vaseke674/
Wachetkai674/
Waseck672/
Woycek672/
Wascheski672/
Baceck671/
Woseke671/
Wauschiek671/
Vaceka671/
Waseeg671/
Waichegue671/
Wachec671/
Wajzek671/
Wáczek671/
Wouchekey671/
Wociek671/
Bajcek671/
Wasice671/
Waycheski671/
Wachesski671/
Waihcheck670/
Wacheg670/
Watscheak670/
Wazeak670/
Wasscheck670/

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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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  • 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 Waceke
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