Wairigu Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Wairigu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 94 | 1:491,276 | 25,271 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wairigu Demographics
Wairigu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wairigu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wairigu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wairigu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wairigu? popularity and diffusion
Wairigu is the 1,882,912th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wairigu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. In Kenya it is most common in: Nairobi County, where 86 percent live, Kiambu County, where 10 percent live and Kajiado County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Wairigu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warigu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Wairugu | 86 | 11 | / |
| Waruigu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Watrigu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wirrigus | 80 | 6 | / |
| Warugu | 77 | 256 | / |
| Barigu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Virigu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Varigu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Barigou | 71 | 963 | / |
| Barigau | 71 | 42 | / |
| Warighuiss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaurigaud | 63 | 77 | / |
| Varigault | 63 | 9 | / |
| Varugu | 62 | 301 | / |
| Baregu | 62 | 107 | / |
| Virugu | 62 | 92 | / |
| Barygu | 62 | 11 | / |
| Berigu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Verigou | 57 | 70 | / |
| Werzegu | 57 | 32 | / |
| Verigut | 57 | 4 | / |
| Vitregu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Bireghu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vaarugu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Varegaud | 53 | 22 | / |
| Viregaud | 53 | 4 | / |
| Bourigau | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bourigou | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Wairigu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis