Wacira Surname

258,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wacira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wacira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4911:30,9723,388
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wacira (394) may also be a first name.

Wacira Last Name Facts

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

Wacira has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wacira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 258,090th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,778,719 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wacira are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wacira is also the 435,477th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 394 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,491 people, or 1 in 30,972. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kirinyaga County, where 44 percent live, Nyeri County, where 21 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Wacira Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wachira9278,982/
Wacuira921/
Waichira8616/
Wachiray861/
Wachirai861/
Waxchira861/
Wacera834,556/
Wazira83499/
Wasira83260/
Wacyra83133/
Bacira8312/
Waciri834/
Vacira832/
Wacire831/
Wachiraya8010/
Watcheira801/
Wachera773,268/
Bachira7787/
Wasirah7778/
Washira7775/
Bacirha7775/
Wachiro7744/
Wazirah7738/
Baceira7738/
Vachira7735/
Bacirea7735/
Wachiri7729/
Waisira7722/
Baciera7713/
Waceera7710/
Wassira779/
Watsira775/
Waxhira774/
Vacirea773/
Waxirau772/
Bacirra771/
Wachyra771/
Vacitra771/
Waziraa771/
Waisera771/
Wasiera771/
Wazirai771/
Wasirad771/
Bacierra71190/
Bachirha7127/
Wadzhira7117/
Hwachera7113/
Watsiera719/
Vachitra718/
Wachiroh717/
Hwatsira716/
Hwadzira716/
Wachiori715/
Wachirou714/
Vaciraja714/
Huachira714/
Wachsiri714/
Bachhira713/
Batchira713/
Washiera713/
Bachiraa711/
Vachirat711/
Wachuiri711/
Vachiras711/
Wasiraja711/
Watchire711/
Watsirah711/
Baschira711/
Washiora711/
Wazzirah711/
Bachaira711/
Waziri67103,554/
Basira675,012/
Bazira672,476/
Waziry671,763/
Wasiri671,631/
Bacera671,029/
Wazera67670/
Wachetrap67137/
Vacera67108/
Vasira6794/
Bascheira6776/
Baciri6774/
Waziro6758/
Wazire6750/
Vazira6747/
Wasiro6737/
Wasera6724/
Wasire6717/
Wozira679/
Bacire676/
Wachaisri675/
Baciro674/
Bocira674/
Wachirech671/
Wacere671/
Wazyra671/
Watsierah671/

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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 Wacira
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