Wachelewa Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Wachelewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wachelewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachelewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wachelewa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachelewa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,333,370th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name Wachelewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachelewa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachelwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wachela | 88 | 44 | / |
| Wachele | 88 | 8 | / |
| Wachelau | 82 | 15 | / |
| Wichelea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wachel | 80 | 677 | / |
| Wachelawe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wochele | 75 | 297 | / |
| Wachila | 75 | 248 | / |
| Wacheul | 75 | 104 | / |
| Waichel | 75 | 30 | / |
| Wichela | 75 | 22 | / |
| Wachell | 75 | 13 | / |
| Wichele | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wuchela | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wachile | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wachiel | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wechela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wechele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vascheleva | 74 | 6 | / |
| Vachelieva | 74 | 1 | / |
| Waucheul | 71 | 105 | / |
| Wasilewa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Waychale | 71 | 8 | / |
| Waseleba | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wacheuil | 71 | 7 | / |
| Waychole | 71 | 6 | / |
| Waichale | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waichula | 71 | 4 | / |
| Weichele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baceleva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wachiila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wawachel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wichelia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuchella | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiechela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wichelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waichell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waseliwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vashcheleva | 70 | 2 | / |
| Wachil | 67 | 584 | / |
| Wechel | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wichel | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wochel | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wychel | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wichoeila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vasheleva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wichoeyla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wachiwelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vachileva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayachole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weachulia | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waichwell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wichle | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuchel | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wachelewa
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