Waigwa Surname

135,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waigwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waigwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,2571:14,1791,732
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England121:4,643,172139,951
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Waigwa (480) may also be a first name.

Waigwa Last Name Facts

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

Waigwa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waigwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 135,501st most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,197,029 people. The surname Waigwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Waigwa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 388,155th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 480 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,257 people, or 1 in 14,179. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyeri County, where 27 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 20 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Waigwa Last Name Statistics demography

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

Waigwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.93% more than the national average, earning $48,727 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wagwa91194/
Wigwa916/
Waighewa868/
Waigwe83927/
Waikwa83539/
Waggwa83116/
Waigua8350/
Wagway8311/
Baigwa839/
Hwagwa839/
Waghwa837/
Wagwad837/
Vaigwa831/
Wigwas830/
Hwangwa77309/
Wayikwa7727/
Wangkwa773/
Bayigwa773/
Wiggwah771/
Wangwau771/
Waghwaa771/
Wwaigwe771/
Wayigwe771/
Wajegwa771/
Wigwe73478/
Wakwa73428/
Wagua73117/
Wagwe7345/
Wacwa7312/
Vagwa733/
Wegwa732/
Vigwa731/
Wagwo731/
Wigua731/
Wigba731/
Wayagway711/
Waikwi6778/
Wangwo6748/
Wagbea6722/
Biggwa6711/
Wagbay677/
Bagwah677/
Wigbah677/
Wakwah675/
Wegwah675/
Waagba675/
Wigwer674/
Weigba674/
Wagwer673/
Baggwa673/
Hwakwa672/
Waakwa672/
Waikua672/
Waicua672/
Wuagwe671/
Waikwe671/
Wighwe671/
Waghva671/
Wahgba671/
Weigua671/
Waugua671/
Vagwad671/
Vagway671/
Whagba671/
Waskwa671/
Waigbe671/
Waggwo671/
Waguha671/
Waguay671/
Bagwea671/
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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 Waigwa
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