Wechabe Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wechabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wechabe 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
Kenya1971:234,41616,434
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wechabe Demographics

Wechabe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wechabe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wechabe is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wechabe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wechabe? popularity and diffusion

Wechabe is the 1,194,481st most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wechabe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 234,416. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 97 percent live, Kakamega County, where 2 percent live and Kisumu County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Wechabe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wechabe surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Bechabe8627/
Wechabi864/
Wachabe863/
Wechebe861/
Wesabe771/
Beshabe716/
Bechave713/
Wachabi711/
Wekhobe711/
Wechebi711/
Bechabé711/
Wichaba711/
Wishaber6711/
Betchave675/
Bethsabe674/
Bechhave674/
Bethzabe673/
Bechaabi671/
Wesaibey671/
Bechavea671/
Vechavea671/
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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 Wechabe
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