Wefafa Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wefafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wefafa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3351:116,53511,212
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wefafa Demographics

Wefafa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wefafa Last Name Facts

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

Wefafa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wefafa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wefafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 806,178th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wefafa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 116,535. In Uganda Wefafa is most numerous in: Manafwa District, where 78 percent live, Mbale District, where 11 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 5 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Wefafa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Wefwafwa86972/
Wafafa833/
Wafaf737/
Wafav731/
Waifaf6712/
Wafafi676/
Wafaif674/
Wefwef674/
Wofwaf671/
Wefwfw671/
Wafaaf671/
Wafavo671/
Wafefa671/
Wefefo671/
Vafefa507/
Befofo504/
Befofe501/
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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 Wefafa
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