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
Wakholi has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakholi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 610,848th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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. Wakholi is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 31 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 91,001. In Uganda Wakholi is most common in: Mbale District, where 63 percent are found, Butaleja District, where 11 percent are found and Kampala District, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Wakholi exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
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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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