Wanarua Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanarua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wanarua Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1381:334,63720,269
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wanarua Demographics

Wanarua Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wanarua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanarua is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanarua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wanarua live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 334,637. In Kenya Wanarua is primarily found in: Nyeri County, where 55 percent live, Nakuru County, where 35 percent live and Kiambu County, where 3 percent live. Aside from Kenya Wanarua is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Wanarua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wanarua surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wainarua931/
Wanaruah931/
Wanarwa861/
Wangarwa802/
Bonarua7114/
Banarba715/
Uanarba711/
Banarwa711/
Vanerua710/
Vannorua671/
Vanarbhai631/
Wonnotruat594/
Banarvei5399/
Vanharvey503/
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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 Wanarua
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