Wairimu Surname
Approximately 120,427 people bear this surname
Wairimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 119,924 | 1:385 | 40 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Iceland | 8 | 1:47,511 | 3,734 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Wairimu (30,430) may also be a first name.
Wairimu Demographics
Wairimu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wairimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wairimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wairimu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wairimu.
How Common Is The Last Name Wairimu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wairimu is the 4,684th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 60,514 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wairimu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wairimu is also the 27,602nd most widespread first name globally It is held by 30,430 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 119,924 people, or 1 in 385. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 22 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Wairimu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Wairimu surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.
Wairimu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiirimu | 93 | 4 | / |
| Wairimuh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wairimmu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wairrimu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wairimuj | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wayirimu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Warimu | 92 | 40 | / |
| Wirimu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wairumu | 86 | 11 | / |
| Bairimu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Waurimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waerimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Warimou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wayrimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whirimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Warrimuh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Barimu | 77 | 140 | / |
| Warumu | 77 | 113 | / |
| Wiremu | 77 | 86 | / |
| Waremu | 77 | 43 | / |
| Birimu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Varimu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Virimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Virimau | 71 | 17 | / |
| Vhirimu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Barimou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Barimau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waarumu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waryomu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wajrumu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warrimoo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wairimu
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