Waciuri Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waciuri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waciuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5071:91,0858,183
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waciuri (49) may also be a first name.

Waciuri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waciuri is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waciuri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 608,234th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waciuri live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Waciuri is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 49 people.

Waciuri is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 507 people, or 1 in 91,085. In Kenya Waciuri is mostly found in: Nyeri County, where 30 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 18 percent live and Kiambu County, where 17 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Waciuri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Waciuri last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waizuri868/
Waciura865/
Wachuri861/
Wachuiri801/
Waichuri801/
Wacura7778/
Uacuri774/
Wazuri774/
Wacori772/
Vacuri771/
Watchouri759/
Bachuri71296/
Wazouri717/
Wachure712/
Wazurri711/
Wacuira711/
Bachouri67147/
Bachhuri6732/
Baidzuri674/
Bachauri673/
Vachauri672/
Wachaure672/
Watsurai671/
Batchuri671/

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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 Waciuri
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