Waithiru Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Waithiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 256 | 1:180,390 | 13,550 |
Waithiru (15) may also be a first name.
Waithiru Demographics
Waithiru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waithiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waithiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waithiru is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waithiru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waithiru is the 998,609th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waithiru live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Waithiru is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 15 people.
The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 180,390. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 38 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 32 percent reside and Muranga County, where 22 percent reside.
Waithiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Waithiru last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wathiru | 93 | 227 | / |
| Waitheru | 88 | 163 | / |
| Withirut | 88 | 34 | / |
| Baithiru | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wathieru | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wathairu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Watiru | 86 | 12 | / |
| Waituru | 80 | 8 | / |
| Watheru | 80 | 4 | / |
| Baitiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Witherup | 75 | 205 | / |
| Baitirau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Witherou | 75 | 0 | / |
| Waturu | 71 | 424 | / |
| Batiru | 71 | 211 | / |
| Bitiru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wituru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vatiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whitherup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weatherau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vathuru | 67 | 74 | / |
| Batirou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Whiteru | 67 | 14 | / |
| Waterud | 67 | 8 | / |
| Watearu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baiteru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weatherupp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitehrust | 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 Waithiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis