Witunga Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Witunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Witunga Last Name Facts

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

Witunga is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witunga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Witunga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Witunga are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Witunga is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Witunga is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

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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 Witunga
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