Wanjigi Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Wanjigi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 139 | 1:332,229 | 20,203 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Wanjigi Demographics
Wanjigi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanjigi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjigi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanjigi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wanjigi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjigi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,447,279th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wanjigi live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Wanjigi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 332,229. In Kenya Wanjigi is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 58 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 27 percent are found and Muranga County, where 6 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Wanjigi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Wanjigi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangigi | 86 | 308 | / |
| Wanjisi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wanyigi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Banjigi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wansaigi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanzige | 71 | 343 | / |
| Wangisi | 71 | 327 | / |
| Wanyisi | 71 | 137 | / |
| Wanziga | 71 | 32 | / |
| Wangige | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wanyiga | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wansige | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wangise | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wonyigi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Banjegi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wangegi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Banjizi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wansiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banjige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanzisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonjige | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanyeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanyigha | 67 | 76 | / |
| Wanienge | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wanyengi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanjenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansajji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangiseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wansiger | 67 | 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 Wanjigi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis