Waithanji Surname

328,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waithanji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waithanji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1241:41,0854,306
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Waithanji (138) may also be a first name.

Waithanji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waithanji is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waithanji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 328,558th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,454,868 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waithanji live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Waithanji is also the 787,636th most common first name at a global level, borne by 138 people.

Waithanji is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,124 people, or 1 in 41,085. In Kenya Waithanji is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 27 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 17 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Bahrain, where 0 percent are found.

Waithanji Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wathanji942/
Waithanje89167/
Waithangi891/
Bathanji8237/
Waitangi828/
Wathenji821/
Wathanje821/
Withonjai781/
Watangi7550/
Bitanji7521/
Watansi752/
Watanzi751/
Wayitanshi741/
Wattanhi714/
Vathangi714/
Watanzai711/
Waitongi711/
Vathanie711/
Withange711/
Watansie711/
Withanse710/
Wahatenje671/
Whithance670/

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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 Waithanji
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