Waithaka Surname

22,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waithaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waithaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya24,0321:1,922293
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
England491:1,137,10353,999
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Waithaka (6,055) may also be a first name.

Waithaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waithaka has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waithaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waithaka is the 22,293rd most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 298,841 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waithaka live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Waithaka is also the 85,176th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 6,055 people.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 24,032 people, or 1 in 1,922. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 17 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found and Muranga County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Waithaka Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Waithaka surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered with the party.

Waithaka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $46,373 USD per year.

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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
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