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 occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wairegi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 181,850th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,115,667 people. The last name Wairegi is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wairegi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wairegi is also the 406,780th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 444 people.
The surname Wairegi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,297 people, or 1 in 20,104. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 24 percent reside, Muranga County, where 19 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs 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 Wairegi last name is principally 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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