Wachenje Surname
Approximately 539 people bear this surname
Wachenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 524 | 1:88,130 | 7,967 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Wachenje (174) may also be a first name.
Wachenje Demographics
Wachenje Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wachenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wachenje is most common in Kenya. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachenje? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 582,011th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,520,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wachenje are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 692,220th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 174 people.
The last name Wachenje is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 524 people, or 1 in 88,130. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Taita Taveta County, where 71 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 26 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Wachenje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wachenje last name is chiefly Christian (88%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wechenje | 88 | 78 | / |
| Wachenge | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wachener | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wacene | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wachetnet | 82 | 7 | / |
| Bachene | 80 | 2,456 | / |
| Wachena | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wajenje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wakhene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wachens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wachemni | 75 | 159 | / |
| Batchene | 75 | 7 | / |
| Beachene | 75 | 4 | / |
| Watchens | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vaichene | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bachenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bauchene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wouchene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakhenji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wachenni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vaychene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wochener | 75 | 0 | / |
| Beauchene | 71 | 1,306 | / |
| Wachetnit | 71 | 37 | / |
| Wajene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wacena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batchenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacence | 67 | 106 | / |
| Wacieni | 67 | 60 | / |
| Bacense | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bochene | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wasenge | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wahjeni | 67 | 23 | / |
| Waagene | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wakheni | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wachine | 67 | 16 | / |
| Beaucheane | 67 | 15 | / |
| Waigene | 67 | 9 | / |
| Baciene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bajenje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uaciene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waggene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wazenye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vachena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasinje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajenye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bachens | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vachenx | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bachenz | 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 Wachenje
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