Wetungu Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wetungu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wetungu 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
Kenya3411:135,42511,086
Uganda701:557,70430,541
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Wetungu (98) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wetungu Demographics

Wetungu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 9 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wetungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wetungu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wetungu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetungu? popularity and diffusion

Wetungu is the 709,895th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. The surname Wetungu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wetungu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wetungu is also the 956,749th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 98 people.

The last name Wetungu is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 135,425. In Kenya Wetungu is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 64 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 32 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Wetungu Last Name Statistics demography

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

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
Betungu864/
Wathungu8019/
Watoungou751/
Betoungou751/
Waithungu751/
Bitungu71137/
Vitungu711/
Bittungu674/
Vathungu671/
Waitongu671/
Bitoungou6311/
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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 Wetungu
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