Wachenga Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wachenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wachenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wachenga is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachenga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wachenga is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachenga live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bukedea District, where 33 percent reside, Kayunga District, where 33 percent reside and Mbale District, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Wachenga
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