Waeru Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Waeru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Waeru (22) may also be a first name.
Waeru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waeru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waeru is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waeru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Waeru are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waeru is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 22 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Waeru is primarily found in: Homa Bay County, where 33 percent live, Laikipia County, where 33 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 33 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weru | 89 | 7,273 | / |
| Waru | 89 | 3,977 | / |
| Warui | 80 | 14,058 | / |
| Warau | 80 | 550 | / |
| Hweru | 80 | 236 | / |
| Waruh | 80 | 126 | / |
| Hwaru | 80 | 62 | / |
| Waaru | 80 | 45 | / |
| Wheru | 80 | 44 | / |
| Warru | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wahru | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wehru | 80 | 6 | / |
| Waruu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Werru | 80 | 5 | / |
| Werui | 80 | 4 | / |
| Werhu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wweru | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wharu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waruy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weruu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Werau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Warhou | 73 | 344 | / |
| Waharu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Warohu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaerau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwarou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baerru | 73 | 1 | / |
| Varu | 67 | 6,322 | / |
| Woru | 67 | 1,697 | / |
| Veru | 67 | 1,175 | / |
| Baherou | 67 | 97 | / |
| Waharou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ueru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baherau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baheeru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waharau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bajheru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Warrhou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Waeru
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