Wanaina Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Wanaina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 204 | 1:226,372 | 15,911 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wanaina (59) may also be a first name.
Wanaina Demographics
Wanaina Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanaina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanaina Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanaina is found most in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wanaina.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanaina? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,159,732nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanaina live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 59 people.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 226,372. In Kenya Wanaina is most common in: Uasin Gishu County, where 30 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 27 percent reside and Baringo County, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Wanaina Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wanaina last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Wanaina
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