Wachuka Surname

108,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wachuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wachuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,2831:10,7821,366
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wachuka (1,251) may also be a first name.

Wachuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wachuka is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wachuka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachuka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 108,307th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,695,172 people. The surname Wachuka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachuka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wachuka is also the 223,227th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,251 people.

The last name Wachuka is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 4,283 people, or 1 in 10,782. In Kenya Wachuka is mostly found in: Nyeri County, where 22 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Wachuka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wachuka last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wachutka93128/
Wachukah931/
Wacuka924,972/
Wachoka8616/
Wachika8612/
Wakhuka861/
Wachuca861/
Wacukah861/
Wachuke861/
Bachhuka80199/
Vachutka80151/
Vachuska8058/
Vachuška8048/
Wachocka8012/
Vachhuka8012/
Waichoka8010/
Bachouka802/
Wachuski801/
Wachukeu801/
Wazuka7762/
Vaychukas753/
Vaichukas751/
Wachauski751/
Wachiko71310/
Watsuka7150/
Vaicuka7114/
Wazouka718/
Bachuke716/
Bachuko711/
Watchoukou711/
Wachoki711/
Wachocki67157/
Boychuka6723/
Boichuka676/
Watsauka672/
Weichoka671/
Batshuka671/
Bochouka671/
Vazhukha671/

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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 Wachuka
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