Wekono Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Wekono Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wekono Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekono Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wekono is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekono? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,943,350th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekono live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 542,212. In Uganda it is most common in: Bulambuli District, where 42 percent live, Mbale District, where 40 percent live and Manafwa District, where 6 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wekoono | 92 | 6 | / |
| Weakono | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weikono | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bekono | 83 | 15,502 | / |
| Wikono | 83 | 102 | / |
| Wekona | 83 | 74 | / |
| Wakono | 83 | 69 | / |
| Wecono | 83 | 46 | / |
| Wekano | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wokono | 83 | 4 | / |
| Weykounou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waikono | 77 | 61 | / |
| Vekonou | 77 | 25 | / |
| Wekonga | 77 | 15 | / |
| Wikongo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wekonna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bekonno | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weekuno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beckono | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekonoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakonno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vekongo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wokonoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weykonat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakano | 67 | 3,285 | / |
| Bikono | 67 | 374 | / |
| Bekano | 67 | 293 | / |
| Wakona | 67 | 89 | / |
| Wokona | 67 | 67 | / |
| Wokano | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wakeno | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wekana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wekuna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Becono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakono | 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 Wekono
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis