Wairua Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Wairua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 79 | 1:584,556 | 27,458 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wairua Demographics
Wairua Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wairua? popularity and diffusion
Wairua is the 2,034,059th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wairua live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Wairua is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya Wairua is mostly concentrated in: Nyeri County, where 85 percent are found, Lamu County, where 11 percent are found and Laikipia County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.
Wairua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wairuha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Warua | 91 | 358 | / |
| Wirua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bairua | 83 | 15 | / |
| Waurua | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wairwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bairuea | 77 | 30 | / |
| Warzuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uhairua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waruayh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wairewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bairuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bajirua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wayirwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Barua | 73 | 337,151 | / |
| Birua | 73 | 19,932 | / |
| Varua | 73 | 466 | / |
| Virua | 73 | 441 | / |
| Warwa | 73 | 101 | / |
| Waruo | 73 | 83 | / |
| Werua | 73 | 17 | / |
| Warva | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wiruo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wyrua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiarwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bairva | 67 | 328 | / |
| Warwad | 67 | 279 | / |
| Viruea | 67 | 151 | / |
| Baruaa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Huirua | 67 | 28 | / |
| Warway | 67 | 26 | / |
| Barrua | 67 | 26 | / |
| Warvas | 67 | 22 | / |
| Barhua | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wirvas | 67 | 11 | / |
| Biruaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bairba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Warwaś | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wairbo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vairva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Biruha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Warwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Varuas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Varrua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boirua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Viruat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viruas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vairwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vairba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weihruach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beirua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwarwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huarua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaerua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baruea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiruo | 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
- 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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