Wanjira Surname

29,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanjira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya18,0581:2,557410
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
United States131:27,881,456736,413
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland21:190,0456,825
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wanjira (4,831) may also be a first name.

Wanjira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanjira is most common in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wanjira.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjira? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,582nd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 402,516 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjira live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wanjira is also the 98,290th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 4,831 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 18,058 people, or 1 in 2,557. In Kenya Wanjira is most common in: Kirinyaga County, where 14 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Wanjira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wanjira surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wanjira earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $49,958 USD per year.

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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 Wanjira
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