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
The last name Wairua has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wairua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,034,059th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 last name Wairua is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya Wairua is most common in: Nyeri County, where 85 percent reside, Lamu County, where 11 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.
Wairua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing 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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