Wagikuyu Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wagikuyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagikuyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2811:164,34112,761
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wagikuyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wagikuyu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagikuyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wagikuyu is the 930,678th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wagikuyu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 281 people, or 1 in 164,341. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 55 percent live, Nakuru County, where 22 percent live and Muranga County, where 20 percent live. Besides Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Wagikuyu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagikuju881/
Wagiku864/
Wasikhuyu8213/
Wagik775/
Wiagik715/
Wagike712/
Wagiko712/
Wagiuk711/
Wagika711/
Wagikia6716/
Wiyagik6711/
Wagioko671/
Wagichiu6310/
Wiyagiki636/
Wiyaogik631/
Wagic621/
Wiya Ogik591/
Wageck57170/
Wogick5729/
Wigika575/
Wogeik571/
Wuigik571/
Wagiga571/
Waggig571/
Wagico571/
Wiagic571/
Weagic571/
Wigick570/
Wiyagic531/
Weyagek531/
Wogiogu531/
Wageaki531/
Wagecke530/
Wegiełek507/
Węgiełek506/
Wagichia501/
Wageyiga501/

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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
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  • 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 Wagikuyu
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