Walekhwa Surname
Approximately 1,799 people bear this surname
Walekhwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,677 | 1:27,537 | 3,064 |
| Uganda | 105 | 1:371,803 | 23,930 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Walekhwa (440) may also be a first name.
Walekhwa Demographics
Walekhwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Walekhwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walekhwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walekhwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walekhwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 225,834th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,050,887 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Walekhwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 408,694th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 440 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,677 people, or 1 in 27,537. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 63 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 17 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Walekhwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Walekhwa last name is predominantly 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 Walekhwa
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