Wekanda Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wekanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda771:507,00428,868
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wekanda Last Name Facts

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

Wekanda is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekanda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wekanda is the 2,091,648th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wekanda reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Wekanda is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 507,004. In Uganda Wekanda is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 51 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 22 percent live and Bududa District, where 10 percent live. Aside from Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wikanda86322/
Wakanda86184/
Wekonda8621/
Wekando861/
Wekande861/
Wekhande8089/
Wakhanda8014/
Wekander803/
Wakeanda802/
Wakainda801/
Hwakanda801/
Beekanda801/
Wakaindha754/
Vekandath752/
Behekanda751/
Vehkandah751/
Vekhandai751/
Wakonda71391/
Vakanda71166/
Wekondi7174/
Waconda7167/
Wikandi7138/
Wokonda7121/
Vekandi7110/
Vekande716/
Vekonda713/
Wacanda713/
Wekondo711/
Vikanda711/
Becanda711/
Vekhande675,422/
Wikander671,029/
Waykande6732/
Bekhande6723/
Behkandi6721/
Beykandi6717/
Bickanda6712/
Vekahnde674/
Wakhenda671/
Waikonda671/
Vekhandi671/
Vakhanda671/
Veukonda671/
Waikande671/
Bekounda671/
Wykander670/
Vekander670/

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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
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  • 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 Wekanda
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