Wekulo Surname

148,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wekulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wekulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,9721:15,5381,862
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019

Wekulo (792) may also be a first name.

Wekulo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wekulo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wekulo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 148,008th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,438,122 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekulo reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wekulo is also the 291,086th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 792 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,972 people, or 1 in 15,538. In Kenya Wekulo is most common in: Kakamega County, where 63 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 25 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 7 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Wekulo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wekullo9212/
Wekuloh921/
Wekolo832/
Wakulo831/
Wakhulo7713/
Wekhula779/
Wehkilo773/
Wekolyo771/
Wakuulo771/
Wokullo771/
Wakoulou717/
Wakula671,193/
Wikula67226/
Wakilo67187/
Vekula6768/
Vakulo6754/
Wekola6752/
Wokula677/
Vokulo676/
Wokilo673/
Wekila671/
Wikilo671/
Vikulo671/

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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 Wekulo
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