Waititu Surname

115,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waititu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waititu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,9561:11,6731,470
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Waititu (1,225) may also be a first name.

Waititu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waititu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waititu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 115,370th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,820,521 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waititu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Waititu is also the 226,075th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,225 people.

The last name Waititu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,956 people, or 1 in 11,673. In Kenya it is most common in: Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 16 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 0 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Waititu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Waititu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waithitu9311/
Watitu92115/
Wathitu8611/
Waitutu863/
Watitus861/
Watituy861/
Waithetu804/
Wathuitu801/
Watetu771,619/
Vititu777/
Batitu774/
Baithaitu751/
Vititou711/
Wateytuh671/
Vittitou670/

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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 Waititu
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