Wairiri Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wairiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wairiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2391:193,22114,280
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Wairiri (19) may also be a first name.

Wairiri Last Name Facts

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

Wairiri is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wairiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,022,958th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wairiri reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 19 people.

Wairiri is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 193,221. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 53 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 26 percent live and Nakuru County, where 20 percent live. Excluding Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Wairiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wariri92128/
Wiriri923/
Wairuri86645/
Wairire86289/
Waireri86159/
Waririt86147/
Wariori86122/
Wariroi86110/
Warirai8640/
Warisri8635/
Hwariri8612/
Wiriori861/
Hwiriri861/
Wirirai861/
Wariris861/
Vairiri861/
Bairiri861/
Warriori8032/
Wairuira806/
Hwirirai801/
Wajirire801/
Viriri77818/
Bariri77719/
Biriri77206/
Warira77195/
Variri7739/
Warire7734/
Wirira7710/
Wirire772/
Weriri771/
Vhiriri71480/
Hwarire7146/
Bairire7113/
Warurii7110/
Barirai717/
Varirai716/
Bauriri715/
Warziri714/
Wargiri713/
Wairera713/
Hwarira713/
Wariera713/
Wairere713/
Wairure712/
Varisri712/
Birirei711/
Virirai711/
Varitri711/
Wariere711/
Virieri711/
Varirie711/
Witrire711/
Boiriri711/
Bahriri711/
Bujiriri673,002/
Varirzai679/
Baairire677/
Waraisri672/
Bajariri672/
Barrirai671/
Weririch671/
Barirrai671/
Huariori671/
Wariraha671/
Wiriress671/
Warisree671/
Bahariri671/

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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 Wairiri
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