Wachuga Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wachuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wachuga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya671:689,25229,975
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wachuga Demographics

Wachuga Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wachuga Last Name Facts

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

Wachuga is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachuga? popularity and diffusion

Wachuga is the 2,255,512th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Wachuga occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wachuga are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 689,252. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Wachuga Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wachugha934/
Wachunga934/
Waichuga932/
Wacuga922/
Vachuga8620/
Wachiga868/
Waicuga862/
Waciuga861/
Wachigai80162/
Waichugo804/
Wasuga7713/
Vachugi7123/
Bashuga712/
Wachogo711/
Bachuge711/
Waichigo67350/
Vachiega679/
Bachugoi671/
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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 Wachuga
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