Wakhiya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wakhiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wakhiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakhiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakhiya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wakhiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakhiya? popularity and diffusion
Wakhiya is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakhiya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent live.
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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 Wakhiya
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