Waitwika Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waitwika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Waitwika 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
Kenya1051:439,80923,523
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Waitwika Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waitwika occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Waitwika click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waitwika? popularity and diffusion

Waitwika is the 1,785,358th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waitwika live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 439,809. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Muranga County, where 53 percent live, Nandi County, where 35 percent live and Nairobi County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Kenya Waitwika exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

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
Witwika931/
Waituika88172/
Witwicka8819/
Waithuika821/
Witwiki809/
Wetwika801/
Witwicki751,604/
Witwicky75125/
Wetwiska7552/
Witwicke7524/
Witwiski7518/
Witwisky751/
Witwukha751/
Waitueka751/
Witwieky751/
Whitwicki712/
Witweki671/
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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 Waitwika
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