Wekoye Surname

201,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wekoye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,9521:20,0002,957
Kenya1161:398,10322,333

Wekoye (58) may also be a first name.

Wekoye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wekoye is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Wekoye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekoye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wekoye is the 201,602nd most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,523,958 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekoye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wekoye is also the 1,295,729th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 58 people.

Wekoye is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,952 people, or 1 in 20,000. In Uganda Wekoye is most frequent in: Manafwa District, where 43 percent live, Bududa District, where 33 percent live and Mbale District, where 15 percent live. Other than Uganda Wekoye is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Wekoye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wekooye926/
Weykoye926/
Wekhoye922/
Wekoyye921/
Wokoye8314/
Wekoyo837/
Wekoya837/
Wakoye836/
Wekowe833/
Wekaye832/
Weekye831/
Weykoy831/
Beckoye7712/
Wekhaye7710/
Wekheye773/
Weakoey771/
Beykoye771/
Wekhoya771/
Weikeye771/
Uekye7323/
Wekei7322/
Wekou7318/
Wekoi732/
Wekay732/
Wekea732/
Wekej731/
Wekey731/
Wakoy731/
Vekoy731/
Wakoya671,625/
Wekaya67114/
Wokoyo67109/
Wekiya6772/
Viekoy6762/
Wakaye6745/
Wakiye6725/
Wakeye6721/
Wekeyo6718/
Wakoyo6716/
Wekayi6715/
Becoye6714/
Wokiye6714/
Weekey678/
Weikou678/
Wekuya678/
Bekoya677/
Beykoy676/
Weekoi675/
Weakey674/
Wokoya673/
Weakou673/
Wiekey672/
Wekeya672/
Wakoyi672/
Wekawe671/
Vekoee671/
Bekkoy671/
Beckoy671/
Wokuye671/
Weikei671/
Wehkei671/
Weakay671/
Bekoie671/
Wehkie671/
Wekiyo671/
Bekoyi671/
Wokoue671/
Weakee671/
Wekojo671/
Weykou671/
Veikoy671/
Weckey670/

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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 Wekoye
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