Waceke Surname
Approximately 4,259 people bear this surname
Waceke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,251 | 1:10,863 | 1,373 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Waceke (953) may also be a first name.
Waceke Demographics
Waceke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waceke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waceke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waceke is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waceke? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 109,288th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,711,093 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waceke reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Waceke is also the 261,626th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 953 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 4,251 people, or 1 in 10,863. In Kenya Waceke is most common in: Kiambu County, where 32 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Waceke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Waceke
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