Wakiumu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wakiumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakiumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Wakiumu Last Name Facts

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

Wakiumu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakiumu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wakiumu reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Wakiumu is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 14 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 14 percent reside and Machakos County, where 14 percent reside. Other than Kenya Wakiumu is found in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 13 percent reside.

Wakiumu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wakumu9269/
Wakimu9211/
Wakumua8621/
Wiakimu861/
Wiakumu861/
Waikimu861/
Wakiimu861/
Wakim836,597/
Wakum831,810/
Wakuma779,326/
Wakimo77337/
Wakima77125/
Wakume7742/
Wakhum7724/
Waikum7719/
Wakhim7717/
Wakoum7713/
Wakamu778/
Waicum777/
Waigum777/
Wakiam777/
Wokumu775/
Woakim773/
Wakiem773/
Wakime772/
Wackum771/
Wiakim771/
Waikim771/
Wacumu771/
Wagumu771/
Wakumi771/
Wakumo771/
Wakaim770/
Wakaume711,165/
Waigumo711,049/
Wakaumi71857/
Wakwima71140/
Waiguma71120/
Wakiyem7191/
Waigumi7153/
Waigamu7137/
Wiyakum719/
Waikumi717/
Waikuma716/
Wakaime716/
Waewkum716/
Waigume715/
Wakuama714/
Wakamue714/
Waikiam713/
Wakaima713/
Wakimah712/
Waikaim712/
Wakiame712/
Wakuima712/
Wakiama712/
Wakeiam711/
Wakhoum711/
Waikomu711/
Waikimo711/
Wacuumu711/
Wa Kuma711/
Wakauma711/
Wakyomu711/
Wakieme711/
Wakimya711/
Wakuame711/
Wakhima711/
Wakuoma711/
Wakyuma711/
Wayakum711/
Wai Kim711/
Wakiyam711/
Wakiyama676,103/
Wakam671,551/
Wakem67794/
Wikum67428/
Wakom67345/
Waeokhum67344/
Wigum67146/
Wagum6765/
Wakuyama6744/
Wakme6737/
Waqum6735/
Wokim6728/
Wakumayi6727/
Wekum6724/
Wokum6724/
Wikim6721/
Wakmo6718/
Wakimwai6710/
Waewkhum6710/
Wakma679/
Wakwiima677/
Wakamuwa677/
Wakawuma677/
Waqim676/
Wakayima676/
Wekim675/
Wakimayi672/
Wakuyima672/
Waugm671/
Waku'uma671/
Wakiyema671/
Wayukuma671/
Wakuwema671/
Wakhumwa671/
Weawkhum671/
Wakmy671/
Wacum670/

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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 Wakiumu
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