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 is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachuma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,055,934th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Wachuma is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wachuma are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,154,498. In Kenya Wachuma is primarily concentrated in: Nyandarua County, where 88 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 3 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
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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