Wanjara Surname
Approximately 3,799 people bear this surname
Wanjara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,460 | 1:15,301 | 1,980 |
| Uganda | 179 | 1:218,097 | 17,007 |
| Kenya | 97 | 1:476,081 | 24,779 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Wanjara (720) may also be a first name.
Wanjara Demographics
Wanjara Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanjara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanjara (Marathi: वंजारा) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wanjara click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjara? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 120,667th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,918,280 people. The surname Wanjara is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanjara are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wanjara is also the 307,588th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 720 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,460 people, or 1 in 15,301. In Tanzania Wanjara is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 35 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 28 percent are found and Geita Region, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
Wanjara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Wanjara earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wanjara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanjara in the Marathi language | ||
| वंजारा | vanjara | 66.67 |
| वांजरा | vanjara | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Wanjara
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