Walegwa Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Walegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 212 | 1:217,830 | 15,493 |
Walegwa (90) may also be a first name.
Walegwa Demographics
Walegwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Walegwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walegwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walegwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Walegwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,136,896th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The last name Walegwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walegwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Walegwa is also the 1,005,046th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 90 people.
The last name Walegwa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 217,830. In Kenya Walegwa is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 96 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 2 percent are found and Kwale County, where 0 percent are found.
Walegwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waleghwa | 93 | 228 | / |
| Walekwa | 86 | 235 | / |
| Waligwa | 86 | 58 | / |
| Walogwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Walegba | 86 | 3 | / |
| Walagwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Walegua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waliggwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waleekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hwelegwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Walekwaia | 75 | 7 | / |
| Baligwa | 71 | 328 | / |
| Walikwa | 71 | 81 | / |
| Walokwa | 71 | 55 | / |
| Balegba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Walekua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Walakwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waligwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waligba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walagua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walekwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walegbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balaigwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Baliggwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Balekway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walakwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wallikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wallegbe | 67 | 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 Walegwa
- 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