Waleghwa Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waleghwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waleghwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2281:202,54314,705

Waleghwa (135) may also be a first name.

Waleghwa Last Name Facts

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

Waleghwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waleghwa? popularity and diffusion

Waleghwa is the 1,082,743rd most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waleghwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waleghwa is also the 797,647th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 135 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 202,543. In Kenya Waleghwa is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 97 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 2 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 0 percent reside.

Waleghwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Waleghwa surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walegwa93212/
Walekwa80235/
Waligwa8058/
Walogwa804/
Walegba803/
Walegua801/
Walagwa801/
Waliggwa752/
Hwelegwa751/
Waleekwa751/
Walekwaia717/
Walikwa6781/
Walokwa6755/
Balegba6721/
Walekua674/
Walegbo671/
Waligba671/
Walakwa671/
Walagua671/
Walekwe671/

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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 Waleghwa
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