Wakhutu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakhutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakhutu 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
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Wakhutu (78) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wakhutu Demographics

Wakhutu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wakhutu Last Name Facts

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

Wakhutu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakhutu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakhutu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wakhutu is also the 1,091,646th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 78 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya Wakhutu is most common in: Nairobi County, where 50 percent are found, Busia County, where 13 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 13 percent are found. Not including Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent are found.

Wakhutu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the 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
Wakutu924/
Wakuetu864/
Wakoutou8013/
Wakitu7734/
Wekutu7710/
Wokutu773/
Vadkutu714/
Beakutu711/
Wokoutou671/
Baichuttu631/
Vakitu624/
Bajutu621/
Bokkutu571/
Vakothu571/
Bokutuu571/
Boukoutou5014/
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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 Wakhutu
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