Wachiuri Surname

204,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wachiuri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wachiuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,0001:23,0902,626
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Wachiuri (334) may also be a first name.

Wachiuri Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Wachiuri? popularity and diffusion

Wachiuri is the 204,693rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,591,693 people. The surname Wachiuri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wachiuri reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wachiuri is also the 478,963rd most widely held first name globally It is held by 334 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2,000 people, or 1 in 23,090. In Kenya Wachiuri is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 33 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 18 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Wachiuri exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Wachiuri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wachiuri last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wachiuri earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wachiura881/
Batchiuri821/
Wakiuri801/
Wasiura67231/
Wakiura675/
Basiouri633/
Wakijori631/
Bachyure631/
Bashehuri591/
Wosiura5344/
Vasiura539/
Vajjuri535/
Basyuri534/
Vasiure531/
Vacjura531/
Basjuri531/
Bajjuuri501/
Bazihure501/

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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 Wachiuri
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