Wacheni Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wacheni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wacheni (371) may also be a first name.
Wacheni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wacheni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wacheni is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wacheni click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wacheni? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Wacheni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wacheni reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 450,877th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 371 people.
Wacheni is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Wacheni is primarily found in: Nyandarua County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakheni | 86 | 21 | / |
| Wachini | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wachinyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wakeni | 77 | 357 | / |
| Wacene | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wacinyi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wakhini | 71 | 18 | / |
| Vachini | 71 | 18 | / |
| Waskeni | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wachine | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wakenai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Waikeni | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wakenie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wakenyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wakieni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wakhene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vacenai | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vacchini | 67 | 1,076 | / |
| Washkini | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vaichene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakheina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouchene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaychene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wackener | 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
- 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 Wacheni
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