Waheke Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Waheke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 274 | 1:193,218 | 16,588 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Waheke (23) may also be a first name.
Waheke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waheke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waheke is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waheke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 866,642nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name Waheke is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waheke live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Waheke is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 193,218. In Tanzania Waheke is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 64 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 34 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waeke | 91 | 108 | / |
| Vaheke | 83 | 197 | / |
| Waetke | 83 | 43 | / |
| Waecke | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waedke | 83 | 0 | / |
| Waecker | 77 | 48 | / |
| Waetcke | 77 | 8 | / |
| Waekett | 77 | 0 | / |
| Woeke | 73 | 75 | / |
| Waeki | 73 | 24 | / |
| Vaeke | 73 | 19 | / |
| Uaeke | 73 | 6 | / |
| Waeschke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baecke | 67 | 591 | / |
| Wahiki | 67 | 69 | / |
| Waeche | 67 | 59 | / |
| Woecke | 67 | 16 | / |
| Baekke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wa'eka | 67 | 11 | / |
| Waekha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Woetke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baekee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baekea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waekis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boheke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voheke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baaeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaekey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaecke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waetky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baegke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woedke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Waheke
- 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