Waiyego Surname

298,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waiyego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Waiyego Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2711:36,3343,902
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waiyego (126) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Waiyego Demographics

Waiyego Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 55 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Waiyego Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waiyego occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Waiyego.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiyego? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 298,749th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,720,209 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waiyego are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 126 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 1,271 people, or 1 in 36,334. In Kenya Waiyego is most prevalent in: Muranga County, where 48 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 21 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Waiyego Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiyigo862/
Waego8311/
Wiego832/
Wayiegho801/
Wahego772/
Wiyngo771/
Wahengo71134/
Wijengo7159/
Wahyogo717/
Waengoh715/
Wayaega713/
Wajjigo711/
Whyegos711/
Wahingo711/
Wiegosz711/
Biego67399/
Viego67376/
Waega6743/
Byego6714/
Wiega675/
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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 Waiyego
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