Wairire Surname
Approximately 289 people bear this surname
Wairire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 257 | 1:179,688 | 13,510 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
Wairire Demographics
Wairire Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wairire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wairire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wairire is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wairire? popularity and diffusion
Wairire is the 917,199th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wairire live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 179,688. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 39 percent live, Kiambu County, where 22 percent live and Muranga County, where 18 percent live. Outside of Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent live.
Wairire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Wairire
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