Wakholi Surname
Approximately 506 people bear this surname
Wakholi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 429 | 1:91,001 | 9,409 |
| Kenya | 73 | 1:632,601 | 28,796 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wakholi (31) may also be a first name.
Wakholi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakholi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakholi occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakholi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 610,848th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. The surname Wakholi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wakholi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 31 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 429 people, or 1 in 91,001. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mbale District, where 63 percent live, Butaleja District, where 11 percent live and Kampala District, where 7 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 1 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 Wakholi
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