Wekoye Surname
Approximately 2,068 people bear this surname
Wekoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,952 | 1:20,000 | 2,957 |
| Kenya | 116 | 1:398,103 | 22,333 |
Wekoye (58) may also be a first name.
Wekoye Demographics
Wekoye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wekoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wekoye occurs most in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekoye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 201,602nd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,523,958 people. The surname Wekoye occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name world-wide, held by 58 people.
The last name Wekoye is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,952 people, or 1 in 20,000. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 43 percent reside, Bududa District, where 33 percent reside and Mbale District, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda Wekoye occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 percent reside.
Wekoye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wekooye | 92 | 6 | / |
| Weykoye | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wekhoye | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wekoyye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wokoye | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wekoyo | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wekoya | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wakoye | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wekowe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wekaye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weekye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weykoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beckoye | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wekhaye | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wekheye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Weakoey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beykoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekhoya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weikeye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uekye | 73 | 23 | / |
| Wekei | 73 | 22 | / |
| Wekou | 73 | 18 | / |
| Wekoi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wekay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wekea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wekej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wekey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vekoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakoya | 67 | 1,625 | / |
| Wekaya | 67 | 114 | / |
| Wokoyo | 67 | 109 | / |
| Wekiya | 67 | 72 | / |
| Viekoy | 67 | 62 | / |
| Wakaye | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wakiye | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wakeye | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wekeyo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wakoyo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wekayi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Becoye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wokiye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Weekey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Weikou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wekuya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bekoya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Beykoy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weekoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weakey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wokoya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weakou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiekey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wekeya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakoyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wekawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vekoee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekkoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beckoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weikei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehkei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weakay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehkie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weakee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekojo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weykou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veikoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weckey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wekoye
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