Wachaya Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Wachaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 74 | 1:527,558 | 29,544 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Wachaya Demographics
Average Wachaya Salary in
United States
$54,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wachaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wachaya occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,007,164th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Wachaya live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wachaya is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 527,558. In Uganda Wachaya is most numerous in: Pallisa District, where 28 percent are found, Bududa District, where 24 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 18 percent are found. Beside Uganda Wachaya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Wachaya Last Name Statistics demography
Wachaya earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.87% more than the national average, earning $54,312 USD per year.
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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 Wachaya
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