Wanjere Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanjere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya731:632,60128,796
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wanjere Last Name Facts

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

Wanjere is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjere? popularity and diffusion

Wanjere is the 2,047,559th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. Wanjere occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wanjere live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Wanjere is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 632,601. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Migori County, where 70 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 5 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Wanjere Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanjer925/
Wanjeri865,360/
Wanjera86377/
Wenjere86319/
Wangere86196/
Wanzere8627/
Wantjer8626/
Vanjere8620/
Wanjire864/
Wanyere863/
Wagnere862/
Wanhere862/
Banjere860/
Hwenjere80218/
Wagniere8035/
Banjeree8010/
Wagnered802/
Hwanyere801/
Whenjere801/
Wagnerei801/
Wanajher801/
Wange're801/
Wanjeeri801/
Whanjera801/
Wagnerer800/
Wagner77636,675/
Wanger772,996/
Wanzer771,331/
Wanser77757/
Banjer77506/
Wancer77109/
Wanjir7763/
Wanier7733/
Wanyer778/
Vanjer773/
Wagnieres7517/
Watengere754/
Wanjira7118,105/
Wanyera711,134/
Vanjeri71557/
Vanjire71351/
Wancerz71266/
Whanger71256/
Wanjiri71201/
Banyere71188/
Wangner71157/
Waagner71153/
Wainger71101/
Wangert71100/
Bangere7199/
Wannier7167/
Wanhire7162/
Vagnere7161/
Baniere7159/
Waigner7158/
Wagnier7151/
Wajgner7146/
Banzere7144/
Vanhere7136/
Bonjere7125/
Vancere7120/
Wanseri7117/
Wanyeri7116/
Wancher7114/
Wangire7113/
Wangeri7112/
Vangere719/
Wanheri719/
Wagnerr718/
Vaniere717/
Whagner714/
Watnier714/
Banjeri714/
Banjeer713/
Wangerd713/
Banjire713/
Wajncer713/
Wagneer712/
Wamnger712/
Wasgner712/
Watgner712/
Waygner712/
Weagner712/
Wainser712/
Wanjiry712/
Wansera712/
Wangier711/
Wanzire711/
Whanher711/
Wenyere711/
Vanjera711/
Vansere711/
Vantjer711/
Wuagner711/
Wongere711/
Hwanger711/
Wainjir711/
Wansire711/
Wanyire711/
Wanzera711/
Wamgere711/
Wonzere711/
Wanjitr711/
Waugner710/
Whanyer710/
Vanjert710/
Waunger710/
Weanger710/
Wanzser710/
Wagnesr710/
Weanser710/
Waanger710/
Wanserit67250/
Wanscher67187/
Vanniere67106/
Wagnière67102/
Waignier6743/
Vagnerre6735/
Banniere6732/
Wacinger6721/
Wagneryd6716/
Wanihire678/
Wantgire675/
Waainger675/
D'Wagner675/
Wanyiera673/
Wangerid673/
Vanjerry672/
Hwanyire671/
Hwenjeri671/
Hwenyere671/
Wangeriy671/
Vanjeera671/
Vannhere671/
Wasínger671/
Wasenger671/
Bainjire671/
Banyerhe671/
Wan'geri671/
Wattnier671/
Wanzerit671/
Wancheri671/
Wandscer671/
Wanssher670/

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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 Wanjere
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