Wajewa Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wajewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wajewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wajewa Last Name Facts

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

Wajewa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wajewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wajewa is the 2,152,526th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wajewa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Migori County, where 84 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 5 percent are found and Siaya County, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waijewa928/
Wajwa912/
Wasewa8359/
Wagewa8317/
Wejewa8311/
Bajewa838/
Wawewa832/
Wajiwa832/
Wajawa831/
Waseway779/
Wasewai778/
Wasehwa774/
Wasewad772/
Waewwai771/
Wageway770/
Waiwa7320,222/
Wauwa7390/
Waywa735/
Wavea734/
Wawea733/
Wajua732/
Wajve731/
Wadjiwai7118/
Bahajewa711/
Waiwai67341/
Wayway67169/
Bajeva6786/
Weawea6781/
Wayowa6766/
Wauwau6745/
Wayeba6725/
Wauswa6723/
Wayuwa6722/
Woewah6719/
Bajwha6718/
Wajwod6715/
Wajavi6714/
Bajeba6712/
Wasiwa6711/
Wayawa6710/
Waihwa678/
Wahuwa677/
Waibea677/
Wajoba675/
Waiwad674/
Wajiva674/
Waziwa672/
Wayiwa672/
Waewoh672/
Weyewa671/
Wasewo671/
Wagiwa671/
Wajbai671/
Wajhwe671/
Wajiwe671/
Wajoue671/
Wajube671/
Wouewa671/
Weewah671/
Waiwga671/
Wajwahath671/
Vijewa671/
Bajewy670/

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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 Wajewa
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