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
Wekhuyi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekhuyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 841,044th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name Wekhuyi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekhuyi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 148,488. In Kenya Wekhuyi is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 51 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 33 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent are found. Not including Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent are found.
Wekhuyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wekhuyi surname is principally 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
- 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 Wekhuyi
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