Wairua Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wairua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wairua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wairua Last Name Facts

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

Wairua occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wairua.

How Common Is The Last Name Wairua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wairua are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Wairua is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 85 percent live, Lamu County, where 11 percent live and Laikipia County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya Wairua is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.

Wairua Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wairuha921/
Warua91358/
Wirua911/
Bairua8315/
Waurua834/
Wairwa831/
Bairuea7730/
Warzuah771/
Uhairua771/
Waruayh771/
Wairewa771/
Bairuah771/
Bajirua771/
Wayirwa771/
Barua73337,151/
Birua7319,932/
Varua73466/
Virua73441/
Warwa73101/
Waruo7383/
Werua7317/
Warva739/
Wiruo735/
Wyrua731/
Waiarwat711/
Bairva67328/
Warwad67279/
Viruea67151/
Baruaa6729/
Huirua6728/
Warway6726/
Barrua6726/
Warvas6722/
Barhua6711/
Wirvas6711/
Biruaa677/
Bairba676/
Warwaś675/
Wairbo675/
Vairva674/
Biruha674/
Warwah672/
Varuas672/
Varrua672/
Boirua672/
Viruat671/
Varuea671/
Viruas671/
Varuaa671/
Vairwa671/
Vairba671/
Weihruach671/
Beirua671/
Hwarwa671/
Huarua671/
Vaerua671/
Baruea671/
Weiruo671/

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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 Wairua
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