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.

Wechabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1971:234,41616,434
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wechabe Last Name Facts

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

Wechabe has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wechabe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wechabe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname Wechabe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wechabe reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 234,416. In Kenya Wechabe is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 97 percent live, Kakamega County, where 2 percent live and Kisumu County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya Wechabe occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Wechabe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wechabe surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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