Wekoyela Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wekoyela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wekoyela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1571:248,65818,515
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Wekoyela Last Name Facts

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

Wekoyela is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wekoyela.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekoyela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,380,086th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekoyela reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 248,658. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Mbale District, where 92 percent reside, Sironko District, where 6 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 1 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wekoyelah944/
Wekhoyela941/
Wekoyila881/
Wokoyela881/
Wekoila8013/
Wekyele801/
Wakuyela751/
Wakowela751/
Wakoyila751/
Wikeyla671/
Wokoula671/
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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 Wekoyela
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