Wakarima Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakarima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakarima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9231:50,0325,095

Wakarima (207) may also be a first name.

Wakarima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakarima is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakarima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 385,006th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,895,499 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakarima reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 629,010th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 207 people.

The last name Wakarima is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 923 people, or 1 in 50,032. In Kenya Wakarima is most common in: Nyeri County, where 41 percent live, Laikipia County, where 13 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live.

Wakarima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wakarima last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakarima887/
Wakarema884/
Bakaraima821/
Bakarimi751/
Bakairema711/
Bakorema631/
Boucarima5919/
Boukarema5910/
Boukarimi595/
Bakaremiy593/
Beykharimi561/
Bocarema501/

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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 Wakarima
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