Wachiori Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Wachiori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wachiori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wachiori Last Name Facts

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

Wachiori is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wachiori? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wachiori live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Wachiori is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 33 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 33 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 33 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wachiri9329/
Wachsiri884/
Washiori881/
Wachiari881/
Wachuiri881/
Wachirai881/
Waciri864/
Bachiorri82121/
Wachaisri825/
Wachira8078,982/
Bachiri8023,708/
Wazhiri8017/
Wacheri802/
Wochiri801/
Wahziri801/
Batchiri752,476/
Bachirei75531/
Waikhiri7564/
Waichira7516/
Baichiri7511/
Vachieri758/
Waicheri751/
Baachiri751/
Washiora751/
Bachiari751/
Watchire751/
Vatchiri751/
Wakijori751/
Baychiri751/
Wachiray751/
Waziri71103,554/
Wacira711,525/
Wachiraya7110/
Baitchiri712/
Baatchiri711/
Batchairi711/
Wacire711/
Wachirech711/
Vachaisri711/
Vaachieri710/
Wachera673,268/
Wakheri67235/
Bachire6799/
Vachira6735/
Bacheri6716/
Waiziri6715/
Waaziri6713/
Batciri678/
Wazirri677/
Wuaziri676/
Watsiri675/
Wachere675/
Waigeri673/
Vacheri673/
Wadziri673/
Bochiri672/
Bachiry672/
Wazheri672/
Wazirih671/
Wazairi671/
Wazieri671/
Waziroi671/
Wachyra671/
Wajirri671/
Wacuira671/
Wazirai671/

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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
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  • 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 Wachiori
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