Wacheke Surname
Approximately 1,970 people bear this surname
Wacheke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,964 | 1:23,513 | 2,669 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wacheke (315) may also be a first name.
Wacheke Demographics
Wacheke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wacheke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wacheke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wacheke has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wacheke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 209,713th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,699,262 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wacheke live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wacheke is also the 494,917th most widely held first name globally, borne by 315 people.
Wacheke is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,964 people, or 1 in 23,513. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 21 percent live, Nakuru County, where 15 percent live and Kiambu County, where 15 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Wacheke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (99%) 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 Wacheke
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