Waiganjo Surname

99,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waiganjo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waiganjo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,7061:9,8131,254
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Waiganjo (1,024) may also be a first name.

Waiganjo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waiganjo occurs most in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waiganjo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiganjo? popularity and diffusion

Waiganjo is the 99,578th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,533,574 people. Waiganjo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waiganjo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waiganjo is also the 250,845th most widespread given name on earth, held by 1,024 people.

Waiganjo is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,706 people, or 1 in 9,813. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 23 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 15 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Waiganjo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Waiganjo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.73% less than the national average, earning $25,143 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiganjoh943/
Wainganjo941/
Waganjo932/
Waigonjo889/
Wanganjo881/
Waghanjo881/
Wanghanjo821/
Waganja801/
Waganjja751/
Wanganja751/
Whyganjo751/
Biganio67247/
Wagania67224/
Baganja6756/
Biganja6749/
Waganza6727/
Biganyo679/
Wagagna671/
Baganso671/
Baganio671/
Vaganyo671/
Viganio670/

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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 Waiganjo
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