Wakanene Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakanene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakanene Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya711:650,42129,207

Wakanene (35) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wakanene Demographics

Wakanene Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wakanene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakanene is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakanene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wakanene is the 2,255,512th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Wakanene is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakanene reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wakanene is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 35 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 650,421. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyandarua County, where 62 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 13 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 13 percent reside.

Wakanene Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Wakanane887/
Wakanena881/
Bakanene881/
Wekanane759/
Wakanini751/
Bokhanene711/
Boukhanene674/
Vackoniene671/
Bakanhuin591/
Bakainini591/
Boukanine591/
Bokanini50335/
Bacanhin504/
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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 Wakanene
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