Watekhwa Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Watekhwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watekhwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya511:905,48833,171

Watekhwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watekhwa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Watekhwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Watekhwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Watekhwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Watekhwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 905,488. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 2 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside.

Watekhwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Watekwa934/
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Watkha864/
Watikha80165/
Watkhao80140/
Watekua80103/
Watakha802/
Wategha802/
Wateaka801/
Wetekwa801/
Watakwa801/
Watek77268/
Watka7777/
Watkhiao7572/
Waedokha755/
Wathikwa751/
Watakawa751/
Waytakwa751/
Waitueka751/
Watekoua751/
Wataka714,945/
Wadeka711,043/
Watuka71333/
Watika71306/
Watoka71183/
Watega7197/
Wiatek7194/
Waitek7172/
Weteka7148/
Wateko7138/
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Witeka7126/
Waytek7112/
Watkhi719/
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Wateke717/
Wuteka713/
Wateck712/
Wiatka712/
Watkai712/
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Wateky711/
Wajtek711/
Wat Ek711/
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Wattek710/
Wateca710/
Watyoka67845/
Watikah67122/
Watukia67103/
Wataoka6772/
Witecka6762/
Wetekay6762/
Wataaka6748/
Waitega6729/
Watuuka6728/
Wayteck6727/
Watakau6718/
Wattaka6717/
Waiteku6717/
Wadeyka6715/
Watikoh6713/
Wadukwa6713/
Wadecka6711/
Watikai6710/
Weteeka679/
Watagwa678/
Watakah678/
Wyataka676/
Watk676/
Watakai675/
Wiateck675/
Wetukha675/
Waitaka674/
Wetekai674/
Watauka674/
Wateago674/
Watteck673/
Wataqwa672/
Wataika672/
Wadjkwa672/
Watakhu672/
Wadekae671/
Wadthag671/
Waitoka671/
Watugwa671/
Witteka671/
Watouka671/
Watukua671/
Watukya671/
Watwaka671/
Watyaka671/
Wetekae671/
Wetekka671/
Watgowa671/
Watikka671/
Wadakwa671/
Wadekai671/
Wadikha671/
Wotejka671/
Wotekoh671/
Waiteck671/
Waitika671/
Waituka671/
Wedukha671/
Witukha671/
Wahteke671/
Boutekba501/

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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 Watekhwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis