Wachinga Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Wachinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 391 | 1:118,107 | 9,926 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wachinga (15) may also be a first name.
Wachinga Demographics
Wachinga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wachinga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wachinga has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachinga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 735,823rd most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachinga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wachinga is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 15 people.
Wachinga is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 118,107. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 66 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 18 percent reside and Muranga County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Wachinga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wachinga last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waichinga | 94 | 85 | / |
| Wacinga | 93 | 10 | / |
| Washinga | 88 | 221 | / |
| Wacienga | 88 | 18 | / |
| Bachinga | 88 | 6 | / |
| Wachunga | 88 | 4 | / |
| Wachenga | 88 | 4 | / |
| Wachinger | 82 | 684 | / |
| Wouchinga | 82 | 12 | / |
| Vatchinga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Watshinga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Watchenga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wasshinga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Batchinga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wasinga | 80 | 353 | / |
| Wacięga | 80 | 101 | / |
| Wazinga | 80 | 65 | / |
| Wakinga | 80 | 50 | / |
| Waiknga | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bacinga | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wacenga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wasingah | 75 | 187 | / |
| Wakingah | 75 | 168 | / |
| Wechenga | 75 | 79 | / |
| Washingo | 75 | 70 | / |
| Waqingah | 75 | 15 | / |
| Bachenga | 75 | 13 | / |
| Waikenga | 75 | 9 | / |
| Waisenga | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wassinga | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wachenge | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bacingga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bachinge | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wadzinga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakuinga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Washenga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wochinger | 71 | 299 | / |
| Waichungo | 71 | 91 | / |
| Waknga | 71 | 82 | / |
| Wojcienga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Woicienga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Waitzinga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Basinga | 67 | 1,165 | / |
| Weichinger | 67 | 522 | / |
| Bazinga | 67 | 408 | / |
| Wazenga | 67 | 373 | / |
| Vaginga | 67 | 324 | / |
| Bajinga | 67 | 183 | / |
| Wasenga | 67 | 162 | / |
| Wakenga | 67 | 91 | / |
| Wosinga | 67 | 65 | / |
| Bacenga | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wasingo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vakinga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vaichinger | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vazinga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baginga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vasinga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakimga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backnga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajenga | 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 Wachinga
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