Wacha Surname
Approximately 2,655 people bear this surname
Wacha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,197 | 1:32,614 | 4,383 |
| United States | 628 | 1:577,164 | 47,275 |
| Germany | 129 | 1:624,073 | 49,483 |
| Cameroon | 126 | 1:164,834 | 17,742 |
| Poland | 98 | 1:387,844 | 42,215 |
| Austria | 92 | 1:92,559 | 13,542 |
| Kenya | 78 | 1:592,050 | 27,720 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Hungary | 42 | 1:233,721 | 18,989 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78 | 1:643,829 | 42,510 |
The alternate forms: Wácha (4) are calculated separately.
Wacha (306) may also be a first name.
Wacha Demographics
Wacha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wacha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wacha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wacha (Hindi: वाचा, Oriya: ୱାଚ) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Wácha. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wacha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wacha is the 163,562nd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,744,838 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Wacha are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 503,193rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 306 people.
The surname Wacha is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,197 people, or 1 in 32,614. In Uganda Wacha is mostly found in: Lira District, where 29 percent are found, Apac District, where 22 percent are found and Oyam District, where 13 percent are found. Not including Uganda it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.
Wacha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wacha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wacha last name rose 805 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wacha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Wacha last name are 26.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.2% being registered with the political party.
Wacha earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wacha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wacha in the Hindi language | ||
| वाचा | vaca | - |
| Wacha in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଚ | waca | 92.31 |
| ଓାଚ | oaca | 3.85 |
| ୱାଚା | waca | 3.85 |
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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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- 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 Wacha
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