Wachir Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Wachir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wachir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wachir occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wachir is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Wachir occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Wachir reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya Wachir is mostly found in: Nyandarua County, where 50 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 50 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.
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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 Wachir
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