Wagereka Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wagereka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Wagereka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya631:733,01430,691
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wagereka Demographics

Wagereka Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wagereka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wagereka occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagereka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wagereka reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 733,014. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 76 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 14 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Wagereka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wagereka surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagerekah943/
Wangereka942/
Bagereka8848/
Wasereka8823/
Baghereka821/
Bagereke751/
Bagireki632/
Wasireko631/
Bagheriki5916/
Wasirekho596/
Vagaruyka591/
Bagherikhoo531/
Vegarika504/
Bazirika501/
Bagiriki501/
Wasiryko501/
Vagiriki501/
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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 Wagereka
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