Wanduru Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanduru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wanduru 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
Kenya1171:394,70022,236
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798

Wanduru (14) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wanduru Demographics

Wanduru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wanduru Last Name Facts

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

Wanduru occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanduru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Wanduru occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanduru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name in the world, borne by 14 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 394,700. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyeri County, where 49 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 30 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 21 percent live.

Wanduru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wanduru last name is principally 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
Banduru86486/
Vanduru869/
Uanduru867/
Wandiru867/
Bainduru8010/
Bandhuru807/
Bandauru801/
Vannduru801/
Wamdourou751/
Bonduru7120/
Bondurouh630/
Vandorou53310/
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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 Wanduru
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