Wagitu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wagitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Wagitu Last Name Facts

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

Wagitu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagitu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Wagitu is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Wagitu reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Wagitu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagithu9211/
Wagaitu921/
Wagituu921/
Wagitui921/
Wagutu8313/
Wajitu831/
Wasitu831/
Bagitu831/
Vagitus774/
Bagetu674/
Wegutu672/
Bazitu671/
Vasitau6210/
Vajaitu626/
Bazitou621/
Wositup621/
Bazaitu621/
Vasithu621/
Vongitau575/
Vasaitou571/

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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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  • 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 Wagitu
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