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 found most in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wacheni? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wacheni are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wacheni is also the 450,877th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 371 people.
The surname Wacheni is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Wacheni is most numerous in: Nyandarua County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
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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