Wakiru Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya931:496,55825,459
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wakiru (41) may also be a first name.

Wakiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakiru is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakiru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,628,521st most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wakiru live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wakiru is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 41 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 496,558. In Kenya Wakiru is most common in: Nakuru County, where 52 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 41 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 4 percent are found. Not including Kenya Wakiru is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Wakiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wakiru last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waikiru922/
Wakirui921/
Wakioru921/
Wakairu921/
Wakirou921/
Wakuru83260/
Wakeru834/
Vakiru833/
Waqiru832/
Wokiru831/
Waciru831/
Wakhuru7722/
Waikuru779/
Wachiru774/
Baikiru771/
Wachirou714/
Backirou711/
Vakuru6740/
Wokuru6734/
Wekuru6710/
Wacuru6710/
Baqiru677/
Wekeru677/
Waceru674/
Vekiru671/
Uakuru671/
Bakkeru6226/
Wacheru626/
Waqerau624/
Bakerou623/
Vachiru623/
Bokkiru621/
Boukirou579/
Bacuirou571/
Boukairou5314/
Boukeirou531/
Wakkerhoe531/
Vackereus531/
Bacîru5020/
Vekuru503/

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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 Wakiru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis