Wakhulunya Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakhulunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakhulunya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3481:132,70110,895
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wakhulunya (86) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wakhulunya Demographics

Wakhulunya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 9 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wakhulunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakhulunya is found most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakhulunya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 802,733rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakhulunya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 86 people.

The last name Wakhulunya is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 132,701. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 81 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 18 percent reside and Kisumu County, where 0 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Wakhulunya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wakhulunya surname is primarily 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
Wakulun8237/
Wakhulwana8016/
Wakalanya748/
Wakulwana742/
Wakhiloun741/
Wakulin7139/
Wagulun7113/
Wakluan711/
Waikhluean70112/
Wakaliinya701/
Wakhiloune701/
Wakilina6715/
Wakalana6713/
Waikluan674/
Wakiloun671/
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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 Wakhulunya
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