Walekhwa Surname

225,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Walekhwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Walekhwa 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
Kenya1,6771:27,5373,064
Uganda1051:371,80323,930
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Walekhwa (440) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Walekhwa Demographics

Walekhwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 47 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Walekhwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walekhwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Walekhwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Walekhwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walekhwa is the 225,834th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,050,887 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Walekhwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 408,694th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 440 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,677 people, or 1 in 27,537. In Kenya Walekhwa is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 63 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 17 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Walekhwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Walekhwa surname is chiefly 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
Walekwa93235/
Welekhwa881/
Waleekwa881/
Walikwa8081/
Wolekwa801/
Wallikwa751/
Bolekbai507/
Balikbai503/
Volokhva502/
Balykbai501/
Walujjwo501/
Bolekbay501/
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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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