Wacieni Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Wacieni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wacieni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wacieni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wacieni occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wacieni.
How Common Is The Last Name Wacieni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Wacieni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wacieni are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 824,641. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 68 percent reside, Nyandarua County, where 16 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wacini | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waizeni | 86 | 30 | / |
| Wacinyi | 86 | 21 | / |
| Wachinyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wazini | 77 | 62 | / |
| Vacini | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wazeni | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wacene | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wacine | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wacena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaccini | 71 | 60 | / |
| Wachine | 71 | 16 | / |
| Uaciene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baciene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wazinyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazenyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vascini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vacenai | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wachenje | 67 | 539 | / |
| Watshini | 67 | 89 | / |
| Vaiciene | 67 | 6 | / |
| Watchine | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beachini | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wachenge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bauchini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadzheni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahzaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vachhini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baiciene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baachini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bachaini | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Wacieni
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis