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
Wairigu occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wairigu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wairigu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,882,912th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wairigu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. In Kenya Wairigu is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 86 percent live, Kiambu County, where 10 percent live and Kajiado County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya Wairigu 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 principally 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