Wachichi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wachichi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wachichi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wachichi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wachichi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wachichi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wachichi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachichi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachichi live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Wachichi is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya Wachichi is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 50 percent live, Kakamega County, where 13 percent live and Muranga County, where 13 percent live. Not including Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Wachichi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wachichi surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Wachichi
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