Waikwa Surname

582,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5311:86,9687,883
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Waikwa (147) may also be a first name.

Waikwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waikwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waikwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 582,011th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,520,493 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waikwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most commonly used first name globally It is held by 147 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 86,968. In Kenya Waikwa is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 27 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Waikwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Waikwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayikwa9227/
Wakwa91428/
Wikwa916/
Waigwa833,317/
Waikwi8378/
Wakwah835/
Waakwa832/
Hwakwa832/
Waikua832/
Waskwa831/
Waikwe831/
Wayikua77335/
Wayakwa7743/
Wajakwa7720/
Wakwauh773/
Wangkwa773/
Wayikwo772/
Waikwet771/
Vaikwad771/
Wakwash771/
Wakwaha771/
Wiyokwa771/
Vikwa73630/
Wagwa73194/
Wakwe73108/
Wekwa7358/
Wakua7329/
Vakwa7313/
Wacwa7312/
Wakwo737/
Wikwe733/
Wakwi732/
Wikua731/
Wikwo731/
Uikwa731/
Waighewa718/
Witkwaat711/
Waihakwe711/
Waigwe67927/
Waggwa67116/
Waigua6750/
Backwa6728/
Vwakwe6711/
Wagway6711/
Hwagwa679/
Waghwa677/
Wagwad677/
Weikwe673/
Waikui673/
Waukua673/
Wekwah673/
Waicua672/
Vakwad671/
Bakwah671/
Baakwa671/
Beakwa671/
Wakkua671/
Whikwi671/
Wakwoh671/
Wakwuo671/
Bakwea671/
Bakwaï671/
Bikway671/
Buikwa671/
Wahkwi671/
Wakwis671/

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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 Waikwa
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