Wacuka Surname

95,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wacuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wacuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,9651:9,3011,194
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Wacuka (1,298) may also be a first name.

Wacuka Last Name Facts

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

Wacuka is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wacuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 95,690th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,465,717 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wacuka are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 218,456th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 1,298 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,965 people, or 1 in 9,301. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 23 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 20 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Wacuka occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Wacuka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wachuka924,299/
Wacukah921/
Wachukah861/
Wakuka83100/
Wazuka8362/
Wacuki831/
Wakukha77613/
Watsuka7750/
Vacuška7736/
Vaicuka7714/
Wazouka778/
Wokauka777/
Bacuuka775/
Wakukas775/
Vacuska773/
Wakhuka771/
Wachuca771/
Wachuke771/
Bachhuka71199/
Vachhuka7112/
Bachouka712/
Watsauka712/
Wakukaya711/
Vakuka6798/
Vacuki6783/
Vaiciukas6753/
Wakuke6721/
Wakoka6720/
Wacoko675/
Vazuka674/
Bacuca673/
Vaiciuska672/
Bacuki671/
Wazuki671/

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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
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  • 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 Wacuka
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