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 occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Washika? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 331,528th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,530,059 people. It is mostly found 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 frequent first name on earth, borne by 240 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 988 people, or 1 in 46,741. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 79 percent live, Nairobi County, where 14 percent live and Bungoma County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Kenya it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Japan, where 3 percent live.
Washika Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Washika surname is primarily 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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