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
Average Wakhu Salary in
United States
$37,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wakhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakhu (Marathi: वाखू) is found most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakhu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 203,383rd most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,561,850 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wakhu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wakhu is also the 482,193rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 330 people.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,016 people, or 1 in 22,907. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 75 percent live, Bungoma County, where 6 percent live and Mombasa County, where 5 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Wakhu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wakhu surname is predominantly 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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