Wahito Surname

136,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wahito Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wahito 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
Kenya3,2751:14,1011,725
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wahito (885) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wahito Demographics

Wahito Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 114 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Wahito Last Name Facts

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

Wahito is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Wahito click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahito? popularity and diffusion

It is the 136,058th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,208,347 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wahito live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 273,274th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 885 people.

The surname Wahito is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,275 people, or 1 in 14,101. In Kenya Wahito is most common in: Nyeri County, where 34 percent live, Nairobi County, where 17 percent live and Kiambu County, where 14 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Wahito Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wahito last name is primarily 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
Wahitho921/
Waheto8378/
Wahita8342/
Vahito831/
Wa'itoi7711/
Waheita771/
Waiyeto771/
Waeto7379/
Vaahisto7128/
Wahitteu7115/
Waheta67129/
Huaito6759/
Vahita6727/
Vohito673/
Beaito672/
Whoeto671/
Hueito671/
Wohita671/
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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 Wahito
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