Wachiaya Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Wachiaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 66 | 1:699,695 | 30,103 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Wachiaya (12) may also be a first name.
Wachiaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachiaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wachiaya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachiaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wachiaya is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wachiaya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wachiaya is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
Wachiaya is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 699,695. In Kenya Wachiaya is most frequent in: Siaya County, where 97 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 2 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasiaya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wacyaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bachiaia | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bachyiya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wachiyeh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Washiuya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Watshiayi | 71 | 34 | / |
| Wasiay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wasiaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vacaitaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatchyaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakyaya | 67 | 448 | / |
| Waskiay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wasyaya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wajjaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Washishayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waikyaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wathqiyyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wasieya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasiyya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakiiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wachiie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakieya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasiaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bachyay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wachiaya
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