Wakaru Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Wakaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wakaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wakaru is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakaru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Wakaru reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Wakaru is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,199,043. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyandarua County, where 43 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 19 percent are found and Muranga County, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Wakaru exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 11 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Wakaru
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