Wechi Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Wechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wechi (57) may also be a first name.
Wechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wechi is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wechi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wechi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Wechi are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wechi is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 57 people.
It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 900,970. Besides The DR Congo Wechi is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and Benin, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Wechi
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