Wamukekhe Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wamukekhe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamukekhe 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
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934

Wamukekhe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamukekhe occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamukekhe? popularity and diffusion

Wamukekhe is the 2,034,059th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamukekhe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya Wamukekhe is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 85 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Wamukekhe occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

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
Wamukika71547/
Wamukoko71325/
Wamukuku711/
Wamukyaka674/
Wamukhoko671/
Wamkoko631/
Wamakoko5939/
Wamukoga594/
Wamukago592/
Wamakuka591/
Wamokiaka561/
Wamgka538/
Wamgugu504/
Wammagk501/
Wamcaku501/
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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 Wamukekhe
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