Wakufwa Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Wakufwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 177 | 1:260,903 | 17,444 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wakufwa (10) may also be a first name.
Wakufwa Demographics
Wakufwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wakufwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakufwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakufwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wakufwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakufwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,263,456th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. Wakufwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakufwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wakufwa is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname Wakufwa is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 260,903. In Kenya it is most common in: Taita Taveta County, where 96 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 2 percent reside and Lamu County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Wakufwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wakufwa surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wa Kufwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wakufa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wakufua | 86 | 34 | / |
| Wakafwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wakfa | 83 | 123 | / |
| Wakuf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wakafa | 77 | 562 | / |
| Wakufi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wakufu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wakuva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wa Kwafwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakf | 73 | 419 | / |
| Wakafua | 71 | 68 | / |
| Wakafwe | 71 | 41 | / |
| Wakwova | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wakubua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wakifah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bakufua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wayukfa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachufa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakubwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakifua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakfi | 67 | 593 | / |
| Wakif | 67 | 500 | / |
| Wakaf | 67 | 166 | / |
| Wakef | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wakafaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weakifah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakiwafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakwauvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakwv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waqfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakubuo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bakkubbai | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Wakufwa
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