Wanderwa Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanderwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanderwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya541:855,18332,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Wanderwa (46) may also be a first name.

Wanderwa Last Name Facts

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

Wanderwa is found most in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanderwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,580,327th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wanderwa are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wanderwa is also the 1,484,914th most common first name globally It is held by 46 people.

The surname Wanderwa is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 855,183. In Kenya Wanderwa is most frequent in: Muranga County, where 69 percent live, Kiambu County, where 7 percent live and Nairobi County, where 7 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Wanderwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wanderwa last name is principally 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 Wanderwa
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