Wachuma Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Wachuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 40 | 1:1,154,498 | 35,000 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wachuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wachuma has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wachuma.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachuma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wachuma is the 3,055,934th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wachuma live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,154,498. In Kenya Wachuma is most numerous in: Nyandarua County, where 88 percent live, Kakamega County, where 3 percent live and Kiambu County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachumah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wacuma | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wechuma | 86 | 45 | / |
| Waciuma | 86 | 13 | / |
| Washuma | 86 | 8 | / |
| Wachume | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wachoma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wachima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bachuma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waitchumas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hwechuma | 80 | 158 | / |
| Bachouma | 80 | 17 | / |
| Wachimai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vahchuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bachumma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whechuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wazuma | 77 | 464 | / |
| Wasuma | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wacoma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watchoumo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Washoma | 71 | 84 | / |
| Washumo | 71 | 41 | / |
| Wachomi | 71 | 25 | / |
| Vachima | 71 | 14 | / |
| Woitchumas | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vachumi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Weasuma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wachome | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wachimo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wajjuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bashuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waucoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vacumha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wajumai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasauma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vechuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watsuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wausuma | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bachoumi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vaikhuma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wazoumai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bahasuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vechuema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wassouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vayshuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Washhume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwochima | 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 Wachuma
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