Waichungo Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waichungo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Waichungo 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
Kenya841:549,76126,736
England71:7,959,723202,100
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Waichungo Demographics

Waichungo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Waichungo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waichungo is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waichungo? popularity and diffusion

Waichungo is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Waichungo is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Waichungo live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 549,761. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nakuru County, where 73 percent live, Laikipia County, where 11 percent live and Kiambu County, where 5 percent live. Outside of Kenya Waichungo is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live.

Waichungo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname 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
Waicungo945/
Waichongo891/
Wachunga824/
Waisungo821/
Waichinga7885/
Wisungo753/
Wachinga71393/
Washongo715/
Wichinga711/
Waisongo711/
Waisunga711/
Bachunga711/
Bachuunga671/
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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 Waichungo
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