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 is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wachinga.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachinga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 735,823rd most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. Wachinga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachinga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 118,107. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 66 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 18 percent live and Muranga County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Wachinga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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