Wahero Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wahero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wahero (22) may also be a first name.

Wahero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahero is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wahero.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahero? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wahero are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 22 people.

Wahero is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Wahero is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Kenya Wahero occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waero9111/
Wa'ahero8622/
Wahera83744/
Wahiro8349/
Vahero8315/
Hwaero834/
Waeroy831/
Waeroi831/
Baherou7797/
Wahiroh7796/
Wahetra775/
Wahyiro773/
Wahgiro771/
Wahirou771/
Waera7326/
Weuro735/
Vaero733/
Baherojh711/
Vahera67103/
Wahira6763/
Baeroy6714/
Weajro672/
Waeira671/
Wehera671/
Waaera671/
Vahiro671/

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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 Wahero
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis