Waikwa Surname
Approximately 539 people bear this surname
Waikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 531 | 1:86,968 | 7,883 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Waikwa (147) may also be a first name.
Waikwa Demographics
Waikwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waikwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 582,011th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,520,493 people. The last name Waikwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waikwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waikwa is also the 760,591st most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 147 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 86,968. In Kenya Waikwa is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 27 percent live, Nairobi County, where 19 percent live and Nakuru County, where 14 percent live. Not including Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Waikwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Waikwa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayikwa | 92 | 27 | / |
| Wakwa | 91 | 428 | / |
| Wikwa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Waigwa | 83 | 3,317 | / |
| Waikwi | 83 | 78 | / |
| Wakwah | 83 | 5 | / |
| Waakwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hwakwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waikua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waskwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waikwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wayikua | 77 | 335 | / |
| Wayakwa | 77 | 43 | / |
| Wajakwa | 77 | 20 | / |
| Wakwauh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wangkwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wayikwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waikwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaikwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakwash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakwaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiyokwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vikwa | 73 | 630 | / |
| Wagwa | 73 | 194 | / |
| Wakwe | 73 | 108 | / |
| Wekwa | 73 | 58 | / |
| Wakua | 73 | 29 | / |
| Vakwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wacwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wakwo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wikwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wakwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wikua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wikwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waighewa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Witkwaat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waihakwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waigwe | 67 | 927 | / |
| Waggwa | 67 | 116 | / |
| Waigua | 67 | 50 | / |
| Backwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vwakwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wagway | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hwagwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waghwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wagwad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weikwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waikui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waukua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wekwah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waicua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vakwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whikwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakwaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bikway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakwis | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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