Wekhomba Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Wekhomba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 231 | 1:199,913 | 14,593 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
Wekhomba (14) may also be a first name.
Wekhomba Demographics
Wekhomba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wekhomba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekhomba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wekhomba is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekhomba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 930,678th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekhomba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 14 people.
Wekhomba is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 199,913. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 67 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 27 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent live.
Wekhomba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wekomba | 93 | 794 | / |
| Wekhamba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waikhomba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wakomba | 80 | 93 | / |
| Wokomba | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wekumba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wekombe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wekhambe | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bekoumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakoumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakhemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakhamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waikomba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waikhombi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wakahamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakamba | 67 | 756 | / |
| Bekamba | 67 | 125 | / |
| Wakemba | 67 | 103 | / |
| Wakombo | 67 | 88 | / |
| Wikumba | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wokemba | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vekombe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wekambe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Becomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekombi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakomba | 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 Wekhomba
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