Wekana Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wekana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wekana (29) may also be a first name.
Wekana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wekana occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wekana is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekana are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wekana is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 29 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Bududa District, where 100 percent live. Outside of Uganda Wekana occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetkana | 92 | 70 | / |
| Weikana | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wiekana | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wekanah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weikanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakana | 83 | 6,787 | / |
| Wikana | 83 | 314 | / |
| Wekona | 83 | 74 | / |
| Wecana | 83 | 29 | / |
| Wokana | 83 | 27 | / |
| Vekana | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wekano | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wekani | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wekena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakanai | 77 | 396 | / |
| Weikena | 77 | 181 | / |
| Wakaina | 77 | 45 | / |
| Wikanah | 77 | 39 | / |
| Vekanna | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wakauna | 77 | 26 | / |
| Uekanna | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wakanna | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wakanaa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Woikana | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wekonna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waykana | 77 | 3 | / |
| Weakane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waikana | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wekhany | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekango | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weikani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakaana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekanah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakanay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weschkanna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waikanha | 71 | 60 | / |
| Waikanna | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wakaunah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Waykanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wikanaiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weykonat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weskamne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vekkanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veekanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weyskani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wickhana | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wakano | 67 | 3,285 | / |
| Vakana | 67 | 1,842 | / |
| Bekani | 67 | 429 | / |
| Vekani | 67 | 318 | / |
| Bekano | 67 | 293 | / |
| Wicana | 67 | 159 | / |
| Wakena | 67 | 140 | / |
| Becana | 67 | 123 | / |
| Wacana | 67 | 115 | / |
| Wekono | 67 | 92 | / |
| Wakona | 67 | 89 | / |
| Wokona | 67 | 67 | / |
| Wikane | 67 | 51 | / |
| Uecana | 67 | 49 | / |
| Uekane | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wikani | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wekony | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vikana | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wokano | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vecana | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vekane | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wikena | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vekena | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waakhanay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vokana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajdkhana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikhanaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekoni | 67 | 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 Wekana
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis