Wichenje Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Wichenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 260 | 1:177,615 | 13,398 |
Wichenje Demographics
Wichenje Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wichenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wichenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wichenje is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wichenje? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 988,329th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wichenje live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wichenje is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 177,615. In Kenya Wichenje is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 94 percent live, Nairobi County, where 3 percent live and Nakuru County, where 2 percent live.
Wichenje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wichenje surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichene | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wichenj | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wechenje | 88 | 78 | / |
| Bichene | 80 | 90 | / |
| Wichens | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vichene | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wichené | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiechens | 75 | 231 | / |
| Wezhenje | 75 | 9 | / |
| Weichens | 75 | 9 | / |
| Vaichene | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vichenet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wechenge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bitchene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vichense | 75 | 1 | / |
| Witchens | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bitschene | 71 | 137 | / |
| Wicens | 71 | 22 | / |
| Vicene | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wizene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bitchenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vitchener | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wecene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wigenge | 67 | 234 | / |
| Wichems | 67 | 66 | / |
| Wiecens | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bechene | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vicence | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waigene | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vicenze | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wiecenz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wichiennoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Viciene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vychene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vicense | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vicenye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wiecheń | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bichens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vicenee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wichiensoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezenje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wizenji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bisenje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vichena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wicheannoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wicheansoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wichenchai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wichenchay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wichyne | 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 Wichenje
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