Wilkister Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wilkister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilkister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2141:215,79415,347
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wilkister (6,056) may also be a first name.

Wilkister Last Name Facts

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

Wilkister is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wilkister.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilkister? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,118,459th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wilkister live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 85,170th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 6,056 people.

The surname Wilkister is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 215,794. In Kenya Wilkister is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent reside, Kisii County, where 32 percent reside and Busia County, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Wilkister is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Wilkister Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 Wilkister
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