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 surname Wechia is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wechia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wechia is the 2,168,711th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Wechia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wechia are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 97 percent live, Busia County, where 1 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Wechia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wechia last name is primarily 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
- 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 Wechia
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