Wairuri Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wairuri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wairuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6431:71,8196,773
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wairuri (139) may also be a first name.

Wairuri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wairuri occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wairuri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 507,898th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. Wairuri occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wairuri are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 784,558th most numerous forename on earth, held by 139 people.

The last name Wairuri is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 643 people, or 1 in 71,819. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 31 percent are found, Muranga County, where 28 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Wairuri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waruri9279/
Wairiri86247/
Wairura8656/
Warurii8610/
Wairure862/
Warurai862/
Wairuira806/
Waraurai801/
Baruri772,710/
Warure77157/
Wariri77128/
Biruri77105/
Viruri7729/
Warura778/
Varuri774/
Wiriri773/
Wairire71289/
Wariroi71110/
Warirai7140/
Barouri7136/
Wareura7134/
Vihruri7134/
Hwarure7120/
Hwariri7112/
Wairore7110/
Varouri719/
Huaruri718/
Barruri718/
Vatruri717/
Waraura715/
Bireuri714/
Baruuri714/
Birauri713/
Varurai712/
Virauri712/
Wayrura711/
Hwiriri711/
Barurri711/
Wargure711/
Vasruri711/
Virurio711/
Vairiri711/
Waroury711/
Barurei711/
Barurii711/
Wirurohy677/
Bahrouri674/
Barrouri674/
Wajirire671/

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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 Wairuri
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis