Wafuwa Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wafuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wafuwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wafuwa Demographics

Wafuwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wafuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wafuwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wafuwa? popularity and diffusion

Wafuwa is the 2,106,139th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wafuwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya Wafuwa is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Wafuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wafuwa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wafuba83251/
Wafiwa83149/
Waifowai713/
Wofuba6795/
Bafuba678/
Bafuwe673/
Wafubo672/
Wafowo671/
Vafuwi671/
Vafouba622/
Wafuboi621/
Bafuuwe621/
Waphiwai576/
Waphiwhai534/
Bofuwe5041/
Bafubo501/
Bafube501/
Wofubo501/
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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 Wafuwa
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