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
The last name Washika is found most in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Washika? popularity and diffusion
Washika is the 331,528th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 6,530,059 people. The surname Washika is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Washika are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Washika is also the 577,234th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 240 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 988 people, or 1 in 46,741. In Kenya Washika is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 79 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Washika exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Japan, where 3 percent reside.
Washika Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the 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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