Waithanji Surname
Approximately 1,129 people bear this surname
Waithanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,124 | 1:41,085 | 4,306 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Waithanji (138) may also be a first name.
Waithanji Demographics
Waithanji Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waithanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waithanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waithanji is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waithanji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 328,558th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,454,868 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waithanji reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Waithanji is also the 787,636th most common given name in the world, borne by 138 people.
Waithanji is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,124 people, or 1 in 41,085. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 27 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 17 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Bahrain, where 0 percent are found.
Waithanji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Waithanji last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wathanji | 94 | 2 | / |
| Waithanje | 89 | 167 | / |
| Waithangi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bathanji | 82 | 37 | / |
| Waitangi | 82 | 8 | / |
| Wathenji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wathanje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Withonjai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Watangi | 75 | 50 | / |
| Bitanji | 75 | 21 | / |
| Watansi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Watanzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wayitanshi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wattanhi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vathangi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Watanzai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waitongi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vathanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Withange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watansie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Withanse | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wahatenje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whithance | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Waithanji
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