Wairagu Surname
Approximately 1,941 people bear this surname
Wairagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,928 | 1:23,952 | 2,708 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Wairagu (246) may also be a first name.
Wairagu Demographics
Wairagu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waragu | 92 | 108 | / |
| Waragau | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wiragau | 86 | 3 | / |
| Vairagau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Warangou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Warzagou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baragu | 77 | 474 | / |
| Varagu | 77 | 48 | / |
| Biragu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Viragu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weragu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baragau | 71 | 322 | / |
| Varangu | 71 | 53 | / |
| Baragou | 71 | 49 | / |
| Waruigu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Biragou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Varagus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Viragou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Varaguu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Viragaud | 67 | 115 | / |
| Varagaud | 67 | 16 | / |
| Viragoux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Virraghu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biraghuu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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