Wachuku Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wachuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wachuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3481:509,03125,276
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wachuku (16) may also be a first name.

Wachuku Last Name Facts

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

Wachuku is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachuku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wachuku is the 645,988th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Wachuku live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 509,031. In Nigeria Wachuku is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 46 percent live, Rivers, where 22 percent live and Plateau, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Wachuku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wachuku surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

Wachuku earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.67% more than the national average, earning $53,362 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wachukeu931/
Wachiku8617/
Vachuku863/
Watchoukou821/
Wacucu771/
Woichueku751/
Uochuku711/
Batshuku6727/
Wuichoeku638/
Wojuku621/
Bouchoukou5910/
Botchoukui591/
Batsuku57226/
Baciucu5711/
Boutchoukui561/
Botshuku531/
Bochuccu531/
Batsoukou501/

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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 Wachuku
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