Wanjigo Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wanjigo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya421:1,099,52134,871
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wanjigo Demographics

Wanjigo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wanjigo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanjigo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjigo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Wanjigo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjigo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Wanjigo is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,099,521. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyeri County, where 90 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 2 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 2 percent are found.

Wanjigo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wanjigo surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanjinga801/
Waunyigo801/
Wanchigo801/
Wandjiga801/
Wanziga7132/
Banjiga7113/
Wanyiga719/
Baniego712/
Wansiga711/
Wanjega711/
Wanyigha6776/
Banzigou6738/
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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 Wanjigo
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