Wakholi Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wakholi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakholi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4291:91,0019,409
Kenya731:632,60128,796
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wakholi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakholi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 610,848th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. The last name is predominantly found 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 prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname Wakholi is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 429 people, or 1 in 91,001. In Uganda Wakholi is primarily found in: Mbale District, where 63 percent live, Butaleja District, where 11 percent live and Kampala District, where 7 percent live. Beside Uganda Wakholi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakholi
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