Wechia Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Wechia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 75 | 1:615,732 | 28,396 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wechia Demographics
Wechia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wechia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wechia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wechia is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wechia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wechia is the 2,168,711th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wechia reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya Wechia is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent live, Busia County, where 1 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Wechia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weichia | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wechaiya | 86 | 31 | / |
| Weichiat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wachia | 83 | 825 | / |
| Bechia | 83 | 197 | / |
| Wichia | 83 | 159 | / |
| Vechia | 83 | 111 | / |
| Wechio | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wetchaiya | 80 | 32 | / |
| Vecchia | 77 | 2,801 | / |
| Waichia | 77 | 11 | / |
| Veechia | 77 | 9 | / |
| Beschia | 77 | 7 | / |
| Beechia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waachia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Betchia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wecchio | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wehshia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vetchia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vechhia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wachija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waychia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wetshia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bechiaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bechiha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vechiat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uecchia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wesia | 73 | 178 | / |
| Wekia | 73 | 18 | / |
| Wejia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wichaiya | 71 | 868 | / |
| Wachaiya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wahachia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ouehchia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wetshiay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bechiaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beatchia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wichiacz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vescia | 67 | 594 | / |
| Wachya | 67 | 320 | / |
| Bechio | 67 | 312 | / |
| Vechio | 67 | 225 | / |
| Beshia | 67 | 105 | / |
| Wetchaiyo | 67 | 85 | / |
| Wesiah | 67 | 73 | / |
| Vachia | 67 | 71 | / |
| Veshia | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wachio | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bichia | 67 | 20 | / |
| Weixia | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wekiah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bescia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wessia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Becija | 67 | 8 | / |
| Weisya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bechya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wajhia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wiesia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waichaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wishia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetshiayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wichya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weakia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejiay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wegiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vichia | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wechia
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