Wekhoba Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wekhoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wekhoba 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
Kenya2361:195,67814,391
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wekhoba Demographics

Wekhoba Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wekhoba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wekhoba is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekhoba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wekhoba is the 1,055,483rd most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname Wekhoba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekhoba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 195,678. In Kenya Wekhoba is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 93 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 2 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Wekhoba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wekhoba surname is principally 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
Wekoba928/
Wekhobe861/
Wakhoba861/
Wakoba77664/
Bekoba7725/
Wekobi779/
Wokoba774/
Wekobe772/
Uekoba771/
Wakooba71820/
Wakhaba7166/
Vaekoba7113/
Wekhubi715/
Bekooba711/
Wokooba711/
Wekoobi711/
Wakoobah671/
Wetchaba671/
Wieckaba670/
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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 Wekhoba
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