Wafula Surname

2,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wafula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wafula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya186,1831:24821
Uganda22,7571:1,715244
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
United States821:4,420,231233,612
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
England401:1,392,95161,553
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway81:642,78647,258
Iceland81:47,5113,734
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wafula (63,981) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafulah92208/
Wafuula923/
Wafulla923/
Waafula922/
Waffula922/
Wafulas922/
Wafoula921/
Wafullah863/
Bafula83603/
Wefula83172/
Wafila8339/
Wafulo836/
Wafule832/
Wofula832/
Bafuila77205/
Bafoula777/
Wayfule774/
Wafouli771/
Wefuula771/
Bafaulla713/
Vafaulla711/
Bofula67354/
Bafule67125/
Vafila6725/
Wefila677/
Wafole671/
Bafuli671/
Wafoli671/
Uafule671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wafula
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