Wahoro Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wahoro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Wahoro (191) may also be a first name.
Wahoro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahoro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wahoro is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahoro? popularity and diffusion
Wahoro is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Wahoro reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 657,437th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 191 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Wahoro is most common in: Kiambu County, where 25 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waihoro | 92 | 11 | / |
| Wahoroh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Waihioro | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wayoro | 83 | 720 | / |
| Wohoro | 83 | 126 | / |
| Wahora | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bahorou | 77 | 39 | / |
| Bahouro | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wohorou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wayorou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waihora | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baoro | 73 | 136 | / |
| Waora | 73 | 36 | / |
| Bahourou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vahourou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wahahora | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wohourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vahora | 67 | 2,513 | / |
| Baouro | 67 | 824 | / |
| Baorou | 67 | 45 | / |
| Vahoroush | 67 | 21 | / |
| Woyoro | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baoroy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waoura | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waiora | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Wahoro
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