Wainina Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wainina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Wainina (5) may also be a first name.
Wainina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wainina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wainina is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wainina.
How Common Is The Last Name Wainina? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Wainina live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 5 people.
The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent are found.
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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 Wainina
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