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
Average Wacha Salary in
United States
$45,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wacha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wacha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wacha (Hindi: वाचा, Oriya: ୱାଚ) is found most in Uganda. It can be found as: Wácha. For other possible spellings of Wacha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wacha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wacha is the 163,562nd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,744,838 people. The last name Wacha is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Wacha live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 503,193rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 306 people.
The last name Wacha is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,197 people, or 1 in 32,614. In Uganda Wacha is primarily found in: Lira District, where 29 percent live, Apac District, where 22 percent live and Oyam District, where 13 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.
Wacha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wacha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wacha last name rose 805 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wacha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wacha surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Wacha are 26.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.2% registered to vote for the 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
- 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 Wacha
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