Wekhanya Surname
Approximately 690 people bear this surname
Wekhanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 607 | 1:76,079 | 7,111 |
| Uganda | 83 | 1:470,353 | 27,634 |
Wekhanya (83) may also be a first name.
Wekhanya Demographics
Wekhanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wekhanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekhanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wekhanya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekhanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 482,629th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekhanya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wekhanya is also the 1,052,971st most common given name globally, borne by 83 people.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 607 people, or 1 in 76,079. In Kenya Wekhanya is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 68 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 22 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 10 percent are found. Not including Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent are found.
Wekhanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wekhanya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wekanya | 93 | 6 | / |
| Wakhanya | 88 | 103 | / |
| Wokhanya | 88 | 46 | / |
| Waekanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wokanya | 80 | 232 | / |
| Wakanya | 80 | 79 | / |
| Waikanya | 75 | 528 | / |
| Wakhonya | 75 | 303 | / |
| Beykanya | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wakanyah | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wankanya | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wakanyua | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wakaanya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Vekainya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Beikanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vakhanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongkanya | 71 | 1,529 | / |
| Wakonya | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wikania | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wakanja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wokonya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bekanyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wekonye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vekanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wikanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekania | 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 Wekhanya
- 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