Wahinga Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wahinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wahinga 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
Kenya301:1,539,33035,755
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wahinga Demographics

Wahinga Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Wahinga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahinga has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wahinga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahinga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Wahinga is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wahinga are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wahinga is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,539,330. In Kenya Wahinga is most frequent in: Nyandarua County, where 30 percent live, Nyeri County, where 30 percent live and Kajiado County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Wahinga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly 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
Wahingga931/
Wahenga8692/
Wahingo861/
Vahinga861/
Waenga77215/
Wahengo71134/
Waengoa711/
Wouinga711/
Bohyinga671/
Vaenga6241/
Waengo624/
Weunga621/
Uahengo5773/
Bohingo5723/
Waenggo5719/
Bahengo575/
Waengoh575/
Vaengas572/
Boijenga5310/
Booyinga538/
Bojjinga531/
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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 Wahinga
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