Wachania Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wachania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wachania Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1811:255,13817,241
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wachania Demographics

Wachania Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 7 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wachania Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wachania occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachania? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,252,959th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachania are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wachania is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 255,138. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Laikipia County, where 33 percent live, Nyeri County, where 31 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 24 percent live. Not including Kenya Wachania occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Wachania Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wachania surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waichanya8270/
Batchania821/
Waconia804/
Wasania801/
Wazania801/
Vachanijay781/
Vakhania75561/
Woshania755/
Vaciannia716/
Washainja714/
Vachanijo711/
Batchanya711/
Vasania6792/
Wasanya6774/
Bajania6760/
Vaxania6719/
Wazanya6712/
Basania678/
Wasanja675/
Bazania671/
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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 Wachania
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