Wekhuyi Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wekhuyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekhuyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3111:148,48811,824
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451

Wekhuyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wekhuyi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekhuyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 841,044th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekhuyi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 148,488. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 51 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 33 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent reside.

Wekhuyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wekhuyi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wekhui923/
Wekhuya862/
Waekuyi861/
Wechui7727/
Wekayi7715/
Wekuya778/
Weikui771/
Wykhuis7137/
Wecheyi7118/
Wekhaye7110/
Waekuji713/
Wekheye713/
Wikhuis712/
Wekhoye712/
Weekhay711/
Wykhuys711/
Wakhuya711/
Wekhoya711/
Wekhaya711/
Weachui711/
Wakui6713,647/
Weekhout67253/
Wyckhuys67136/
Wijkhuys6735/
Wijkhuis6730/
Wekei6722/
Wekou6718/
Wekai6714/
Wekay672/
Wekoi672/
Wouekayi671/
Wickhuys671/
Wetchouy671/
Wekey671/
Wakuy671/

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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 Wekhuyi
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