Wakhu Surname
Approximately 2,046 people bear this surname
Wakhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,016 | 1:22,907 | 2,608 |
| Nepal | 17 | 1:1,675,350 | 7,547 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
Wakhu (330) may also be a first name.
Wakhu Demographics
Wakhu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wakhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakhu (Marathi: वाखू) occurs most in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakhu? popularity and diffusion
Wakhu is the 203,383rd most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,561,850 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wakhu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 482,193rd most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 330 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2,016 people, or 1 in 22,907. In Kenya Wakhu is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 75 percent live, Bungoma County, where 6 percent live and Mombasa County, where 5 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Wakhu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Wakhu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wakhu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wakhu in the Marathi language | ||
| वाखू | vakhu | - |
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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 Wakhu
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