Wachuka Surname
Approximately 4,299 people bear this surname
Wachuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,283 | 1:10,782 | 1,366 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wachuka (1,251) may also be a first name.
Wachuka Demographics
Wachuka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wachuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wachuka is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachuka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wachuka is the 108,307th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,695,172 people. The last name Wachuka is predominantly found 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 frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 1,251 people.
The surname Wachuka is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,283 people, or 1 in 10,782. In Kenya Wachuka is primarily concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 22 percent live, Nairobi County, where 20 percent live and Nakuru County, where 13 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Wachuka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachutka | 93 | 128 | / |
| Wachukah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wacuka | 92 | 4,972 | / |
| Wachoka | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wachika | 86 | 12 | / |
| Wakhuka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wachuca | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wacukah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wachuke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bachhuka | 80 | 199 | / |
| Vachutka | 80 | 151 | / |
| Vachuska | 80 | 58 | / |
| Vachuška | 80 | 48 | / |
| Wachocka | 80 | 12 | / |
| Vachhuka | 80 | 12 | / |
| Waichoka | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bachouka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wachuski | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wachukeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wazuka | 77 | 62 | / |
| Vaychukas | 75 | 3 | / |
| Vaichukas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wachauski | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wachiko | 71 | 310 | / |
| Watsuka | 71 | 50 | / |
| Vaicuka | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wazouka | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bachuke | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bachuko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watchoukou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachoki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachocki | 67 | 157 | / |
| Boychuka | 67 | 23 | / |
| Boichuka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Watsauka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weichoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batshuka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bochouka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vazhukha | 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 Wachuka
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