Wakuraya Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Wakuraya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
Wakuraya Demographics
Wakuraya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wakuraya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakuraya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakuraya has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakuraya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakuraya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wakuraya is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 40 percent live, Muranga County, where 40 percent live and Mombasa County, where 10 percent live.
Wakuraya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wakuraya last name is primarily Christian (75%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakurai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakuraye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bacuraya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakorey | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wokurai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bokuray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakirai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bacurayo | 63 | 157 | / |
| Vakirayi | 63 | 46 | / |
| Wakuroji | 63 | 7 | / |
| Vakhiray | 63 | 6 | / |
| Vekiraya | 63 | 3 | / |
| Bakuriye | 63 | 3 | / |
| Bacurray | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wakoroyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wakirawe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vakhurae | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bakuruye | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bakkuraj | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bakouraio | 59 | 2 | / |
| Vekiray | 53 | 4,025 | / |
| Bacurau | 53 | 264 | / |
| Vakirai | 53 | 131 | / |
| Wakirui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bokurey | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wakoroi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vokiray | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wokourou | 50 | 11 | / |
| Baukurou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vakourou | 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 Wakuraya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis