Wakhonya Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Wakhonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 175 | 1:263,885 | 17,546 |
| Uganda | 128 | 1:304,994 | 21,050 |
Wakhonya Demographics
Wakhonya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wakhonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakhonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakhonya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wakhonya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakhonya? popularity and diffusion
Wakhonya is the 887,624th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakhonya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wakhonya is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 263,885. In Kenya Wakhonya is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 70 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 29 percent are found and Meru County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 42 percent are found.
Wakhonya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakonya | 93 | 26 | / |
| Wakhanya | 88 | 103 | / |
| Wankonya | 88 | 45 | / |
| Vakhonya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wakonyo | 80 | 1,840 | / |
| Wakanya | 80 | 79 | / |
| Wakunya | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wakonha | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wokonya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wakonye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wakonia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wekhanya | 75 | 690 | / |
| Wokhanya | 75 | 46 | / |
| Wakanyah | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wankanya | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wakaanya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wakanyua | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bakounya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wakoonye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vakhanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bakoonya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wankonye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wankonha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wokanya | 67 | 232 | / |
| Wekunya | 67 | 85 | / |
| Bakonyo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wakanja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waconia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vakanya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bakonye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokonyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakonje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakanye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wakhonya
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