Wekura Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Wekura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 65 | 1:710,460 | 30,267 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Wekura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wekura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wekura is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wekura? popularity and diffusion
Wekura is the 2,352,516th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wekura reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wekura is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya Wekura is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 98 percent are found and West Pokot County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiekura | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weikoura | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakura | 83 | 154 | / |
| Wokura | 83 | 63 | / |
| Uekura | 83 | 26 | / |
| Wekira | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wekuri | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wekora | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wekure | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakaura | 77 | 138 | / |
| Wakhura | 77 | 122 | / |
| Wikoura | 77 | 31 | / |
| Wekiera | 77 | 28 | / |
| Wokurai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wakkura | 77 | 6 | / |
| Beikura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wakurai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiekira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wekouri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waikoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakhurah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekouray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beykoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beikoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uekuri | 67 | 388 | / |
| Wikira | 67 | 193 | / |
| Wakira | 67 | 75 | / |
| Vekuri | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wikora | 67 | 15 | / |
| Becura | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wakuro | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vakura | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uekuro | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wecuri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wokuro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Becgkoura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekoro | 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 Wekura
- 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