Wairagu Surname

212,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wairagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wairagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9281:23,9522,708
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wairagu (246) may also be a first name.

Wairagu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wairagu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wairagu.

How Common Is The Last Name Wairagu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 212,218th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,754,532 people. The last name Wairagu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wairagu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 569,299th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 246 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,928 people, or 1 in 23,952. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 20 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found and Muranga County, where 17 percent are found. Not including Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Wairagu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wairagu earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 121.47% more than the national average, earning $95,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waragu92108/
Waragau8614/
Wiragau863/
Vairagau802/
Warangou801/
Warzagou801/
Baragu77474/
Varagu7748/
Biragu7710/
Viragu772/
Weragu771/
Baragau71322/
Varangu7153/
Baragou7149/
Waruigu714/
Biragou711/
Varagus711/
Viragou711/
Varaguu711/
Viragaud67115/
Varagaud6716/
Viragoux671/
Virraghu671/
Biraghuu671/

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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 Wairagu
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