Wakweika Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakweika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wakweika 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
Kenya2241:206,16014,854
Uganda1631:239,50518,058

Wakweika (11) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wakweika Demographics

Wakweika Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wakweika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakweika is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wakweika click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakweika? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 744,013th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakweika are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wakweika is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 206,160. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 92 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 4 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 42 percent reside.

Wakweika Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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
Wakweyika9428/
Wakwika934/
Wakweka931/
Wakwaika8813/
Wakwoika881/
Wekweyika821/
Wakwayika821/
Wakwaka8014/
Wakhwaka753/
Wakwakha751/
Bakuika67116/
Wagbeka6762/
Bacweka672/
Wagweko671/
Wakwake671/
Bakweke671/
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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 Wakweika
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