Waithima Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Waithima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 300 | 1:153,933 | 12,224 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Waithima (22) may also be a first name.
Waithima Demographics
Waithima Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waithima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waithima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waithima is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Waithima click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waithima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 887,624th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waithima reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 22 people.
The last name Waithima is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 153,933. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 27 percent live, Muranga County, where 25 percent live and Nakuru County, where 20 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Waithima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Waithima surname is chiefly 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 Waithima
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