Wanjeru Surname

353,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanjeru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0201:45,2744,678
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Wanjeru (174) may also be a first name.

Wanjeru Last Name Facts

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

Wanjeru is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wanjeru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjeru? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanjeru is the 353,738th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,082,163 people. The last name Wanjeru occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wanjeru live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wanjeru is also the 692,220th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 174 people.

The last name Wanjeru is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,020 people, or 1 in 45,274. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Embu County, where 65 percent live, Nairobi County, where 14 percent live and Nyeri County, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Wanjeru Last Name Statistics demography

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

Wanjeru earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanjiru8634,144/
Banjeru8614/
Wanieru861/
Wangerud8060/
Banjeeru8012/
Wannjiru809/
Waanjiru801/
Wanjjiru801/
Wangnerud751/
Banjiru7130/
Uanseru7130/
Wangiru716/
Bangeru715/
Wamjiru713/
Banyeru712/
Waniiru711/
Wansiru711/
Wanyiru711/
Vangerud6792/
Baingeru675/
Vanjeroo673/
Bonjerou671/
Vancheru671/
Venieru5711/
Vanziru5710/
Bansuiru5313/
Weinziru531/
Bonzerou531/

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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 Wanjeru
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