Wairegi Surname
Approximately 2,339 people bear this surname
Wairegi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,297 | 1:20,104 | 2,332 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wairegi (444) may also be a first name.
Wairegi Demographics
Wairegi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wairegi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wairegi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wairegi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wairegi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 181,850th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,115,667 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wairegi are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 406,780th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 444 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,297 people, or 1 in 20,104. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 24 percent reside, Muranga County, where 19 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Wairegi exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Wairegi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (97%) in Kenya.
Wairegi earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48% more than the national average, earning $63,861 USD per year.
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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 Wairegi
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