Waimiri Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waimiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waimiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3841:120,26010,066
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Waimiri (55) may also be a first name.

Waimiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waimiri occurs most in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waimiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waimiri is the 733,258th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. The last name Waimiri is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Waimiri reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Waimiri is also the 1,336,256th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 55 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 120,260. In Kenya Waimiri is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 32 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 29 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Kenya Waimiri is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Waimiri Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waimairi936/
Wamiri9222/
Waimaitri8830/
Waimuri86157/
Waimeri8615/
Wamiori862/
Baimiri862/
Wamairi861/
Waimiry861/
Waimire861/
Waimira861/
Waimurii801/
Bamiri771,042/
Wamira7762/
Wamuri7744/
Wameri7739/
Bimiri7719/
Wimira778/
Wamire778/
Vamiri776/
Waymire712,937/
Wiemeri7165/
Weamire7121/
Vaimuri719/
Baumiri717/
Witmire717/
Whimire714/
Vamgiri714/
Waimaitree713/
Bammiri713/
Huamiri711/
Wamaire711/
Wamoire711/
Bamirri711/
Beamiri711/
Vamirio711/
Vaimeri711/
Vimgiri711/
Watmire711/
Wamirez711/
Weimire710/
Wamirer710/
Wamires710/
Bahamiri6782/
Withmire674/
Waitmyre672/
Vaumirio671/
Wasmaire671/
Vaimeris671/
Waymeire671/
Wittmire671/
Wamoirez671/
Baiamire671/
Wamierey670/
Wattmire670/
Waymires670/

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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 Waimiri
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