Wachiye Surname
Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname
Wachiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,248 | 1:37,003 | 3,960 |
| Uganda | 45 | 1:867,540 | 39,905 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Wachiye (93) may also be a first name.
Wachiye Demographics
Wachiye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wachiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wachiye occurs most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachiye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 294,281st most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,618,771 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachiye are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wachiye is also the 986,211th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 93 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,248 people, or 1 in 37,003. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 76 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 14 percent live and Busia County, where 6 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Wachiye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wachiye surname is primarily 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 Wachiye
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