Wanjiko Surname
Approximately 870 people bear this surname
Wanjiko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 803 | 1:57,509 | 5,694 |
| Uganda | 64 | 1:609,989 | 32,257 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wanjiko (160) may also be a first name.
Wanjiko Demographics
Wanjiko Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wanjiko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjiko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanjiko occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wanjiko.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjiko? popularity and diffusion
Wanjiko is the 403,243rd most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjiko live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 725,185th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 160 people.
The last name Wanjiko is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 803 people, or 1 in 57,509. In Kenya Wanjiko is most numerous in: Trans Nzoia County, where 32 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 17 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Wanjiko is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Wanjiko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Wanjiko surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Wanjiko
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