Wanjera Surname

758,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanjera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3661:126,17510,454
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Wanjera (93) may also be a first name.

Wanjera Last Name Facts

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

Wanjera is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 758,524th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. Wanjera is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanjera live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 93 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 126,175. In Kenya Wanjera is most common in: Nairobi County, where 39 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 36 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 14 percent reside. Besides Kenya Wanjera occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Wanjera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (95%) in Kenya.

Wanjera earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

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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 Wanjera
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