Wafula Surname
Approximately 212,051 people bear this surname
Wafula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 186,183 | 1:248 | 21 |
| Uganda | 22,757 | 1:1,715 | 244 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| United States | 82 | 1:4,420,231 | 233,612 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Iceland | 8 | 1:47,511 | 3,734 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Wafula (63,981) may also be a first name.
Wafula Demographics
Wafula Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wafula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wafula is most common in Kenya. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafula? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,629th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 34,367 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wafula live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 15,017th most numerous given name globally, held by 63,981 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 186,183 people, or 1 in 248. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 54 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 16 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Kenya Wafula occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and Sudan, where 1 percent are found.
Wafula Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wafula last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Wafula last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the party.
Wafula earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,959 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafulah | 92 | 208 | / |
| Wafuula | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wafulla | 92 | 3 | / |
| Waafula | 92 | 2 | / |
| Waffula | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wafulas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wafoula | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wafullah | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bafula | 83 | 603 | / |
| Wefula | 83 | 172 | / |
| Wafila | 83 | 39 | / |
| Wafulo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wafule | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wofula | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bafuila | 77 | 205 | / |
| Bafoula | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wayfule | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wafouli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wefuula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bafaulla | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vafaulla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bofula | 67 | 354 | / |
| Bafule | 67 | 125 | / |
| Vafila | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wefila | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wafole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bafuli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wafoli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uafule | 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 Wafula
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