Wairimo Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wairimo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wairimo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4081:113,1869,628
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wairimo (52) may also be a first name.

Wairimo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wairimo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wairimo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wairimo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wairimo is the 707,442nd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wairimo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wairimo is also the 1,381,723rd most common first name globally, held by 52 people.

The last name Wairimo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 408 people, or 1 in 113,186. In Kenya Wairimo is primarily concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 42 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 25 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.

Wairimo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (96%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warimo9263/
Wirimo925/
Wairima86538/
Waarimo864/
Waerimo861/
Warimou861/
Waurimo861/
Wayirima801/
Warrimoo801/
Warima771,079/
Werimo77859/
Wirima77490/
Barimo77107/
Birimo7737/
Varimo7723/
Virimo779/
Waremo779/
Warumo771/
Warimat7161/
Wierima7142/
Varhimo7140/
Vaarimo7120/
Hwarima7118/
Warimah7114/
Vhirimo7110/
Barimou7110/
Bairima718/
Virismo717/
Barrimo717/
Virhimo716/
Wairema716/
Hwirima712/
Varimoh712/
Waurima711/
Biraimo711/
Wirimah711/
Woyrimo711/
Wargemo711/
Warzemo711/
Waryomo711/
Werimoh711/
Wierimaa6746/
Wahrimat6713/
Vairimaa6712/
Weharima676/
Baraimoh672/
Biraimoh672/
Varimois671/
Varitmos671/
Bairimma671/
Buyirimo671/
Woyarima671/
Bajirima671/
Waremoot670/

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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 Wairimo
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