Wachieni Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Wachieni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 157 | 1:294,139 | 18,825 |
Wachieni (51) may also be a first name.
Wachieni Demographics
Wachieni Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wachieni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachieni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wachieni is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachieni? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,391,595th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Wachieni is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachieni live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 51 people.
The last name Wachieni is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 294,139. In Kenya Wachieni is most prevalent in: Nyeri County, where 85 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 6 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 3 percent are found.
Wachieni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wachieni surname is principally 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 Wachieni
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