Wechu Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Wechu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wechu (25) may also be a first name.
Wechu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wechu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wechu is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wechu.
How Common Is The Last Name Wechu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Wechu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wechu are found; 48 percent are found in Central Africa and 48 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wechu is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 25 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Wechu is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 87 percent live, Littoral Region, where 7 percent live and Southwest Region, where 7 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 35 percent live and Kenya, where 13 percent live.
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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 Wechu
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