Wanjeru Surname
Approximately 1,029 people bear this surname
Wanjeru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,020 | 1:45,274 | 4,678 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Wanjeru (174) may also be a first name.
Wanjeru Demographics
Wanjeru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanjeru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjeru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanjeru occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjeru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 353,738th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,082,163 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wanjeru reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 692,220th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 174 people.
The last name Wanjeru is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,020 people, or 1 in 45,274. In Kenya Wanjeru is most common in: Embu County, where 65 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 14 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 9 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Wanjeru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanjiru | 86 | 34,144 | / |
| Banjeru | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wanieru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wangerud | 80 | 60 | / |
| Banjeeru | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wannjiru | 80 | 9 | / |
| Waanjiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanjjiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangnerud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Banjiru | 71 | 30 | / |
| Uanseru | 71 | 30 | / |
| Wangiru | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bangeru | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wamjiru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Banyeru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waniiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wansiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanyiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vangerud | 67 | 92 | / |
| Baingeru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vanjeroo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bonjerou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vancheru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venieru | 57 | 11 | / |
| Vanziru | 57 | 10 | / |
| Bansuiru | 53 | 13 | / |
| Weinziru | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bonzerou | 53 | 1 | / |
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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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