Wakulwa Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Wakulwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 139 | 1:332,229 | 20,203 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
Wakulwa Demographics
Wakulwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wakulwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakulwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakulwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wakulwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakulwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wakulwa is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. Wakulwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakulwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wakulwa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 332,229. In Kenya Wakulwa is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 53 percent live, Bungoma County, where 46 percent live and Busia County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent live.
Wakulwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wakulwa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Wakulwa
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