Wakhuleka Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakhuleka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakhuleka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wakhuleka Demographics

Wakhuleka Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wakhuleka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wakhuleka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wakhuleka is most common in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wakhuleka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakhuleka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wakhuleka is the 1,849,867th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakhuleka are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya Wakhuleka is most common in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent reside.

Wakhuleka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakulaka822/
Bakuleka821/
Wakoleka821/
Bokuleka7175/
Vakuleko713/
Wakilaka711/
Vakulyaka674/
Wakilyaka671/
Vakulica592/
Bakuliki591/
Bakouliki5646/
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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 Wakhuleka
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