Washika Surname
Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname
Washika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 988 | 1:46,741 | 4,815 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Japan | 38 | 1:3,364,324 | 34,461 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Washika (240) may also be a first name.
Washika Demographics
Washika Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Washika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Washika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Washika is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Washika? popularity and diffusion
The surname Washika is the 331,528th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,530,059 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Washika live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Washika is also the 577,234th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 240 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 988 people, or 1 in 46,741. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 79 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 5 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Japan, where 3 percent reside.
Washika Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Washika surname is chiefly 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 Washika
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