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 last name Waikwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Waikwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waikwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 582,011th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,520,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Waikwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 147 people.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 531 people, or 1 in 86,968. In Kenya Waikwa is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 27 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Waikwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname 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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