Wefula Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Wefula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 162 | 1:240,983 | 18,138 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
Wefula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wefula Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wefula occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wefula? popularity and diffusion
Wefula is the 1,310,135th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wefula are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Wefula is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 240,983. In Uganda Wefula is mostly concentrated in: Sironko District, where 39 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 34 percent reside and Bududa District, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Wefula is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wefuula | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wafula | 83 | 212,051 | / |
| Befula | 83 | 46 | / |
| Wefila | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wofula | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wifula | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wafulah | 77 | 208 | / |
| Wafulla | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wafuula | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waafula | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waffula | 77 | 2 | / |
| Befoula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wafoula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wafullah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wiefuleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whitfula | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bifula | 67 | 139 | / |
| Wafila | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wafulo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wifila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Befule | 67 | 3 | / |
| Befuli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befulo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wefoly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wophula | 62 | 138 | / |
| Bifuila | 62 | 48 | / |
| Bifoula | 62 | 15 | / |
| Vephula | 62 | 13 | / |
| Wayfule | 62 | 4 | / |
| Befouli | 62 | 1 | / |
| Wofilia | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vafaulla | 57 | 1 | / |
| Whitfule | 57 | 0 | / |
| Whifulet | 57 | 0 | / |
| Vafila | 50 | 25 | / |
| Bifule | 50 | 3 | / |
| Bifulo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bifuli | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vifule | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Wefula
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