Waithanje Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waithanje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waithanje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1671:276,52618,122

Waithanje (10) may also be a first name.

Waithanje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waithanje is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waithanje click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waithanje? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,338,236th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waithanje are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waithanje is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

The surname Waithanje is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 276,526. In Kenya Waithanje is most numerous in: Nakuru County, where 44 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 37 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 5 percent are found.

Waithanje Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 Waithanje
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