Wekhuyi Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
Wekhuyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 311 | 1:148,488 | 11,824 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
Wekhuyi Demographics
Wekhuyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wekhuyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekhuyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wekhuyi is found most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekhuyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wekhuyi is the 841,044th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,286,073 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekhuyi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Wekhuyi is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 148,488. In Kenya Wekhuyi is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 51 percent live, Bungoma County, where 33 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Wekhuyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wekhui | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wekhuya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Waekuyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wechui | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wekayi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Wekuya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Weikui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wykhuis | 71 | 37 | / |
| Wecheyi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Wekhaye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Waekuji | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wekheye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wikhuis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wekhoye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weekhay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wykhuys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakhuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wekhoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wekhaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weachui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakui | 67 | 13,647 | / |
| Weekhout | 67 | 253 | / |
| Wyckhuys | 67 | 136 | / |
| Wijkhuys | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wijkhuis | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wekei | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wekou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wekai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wekay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wekoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wouekayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wickhuys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetchouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakuy | 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
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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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