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

Wanjira is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjira? popularity and diffusion

Wanjira is the 29,582nd most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 402,516 people. The last name Wanjira occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjira reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wanjira is also the 98,290th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 4,831 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 18,058 people, or 1 in 2,557. In Kenya Wanjira is most prevalent in: Kirinyaga County, where 14 percent live, Nairobi County, where 13 percent live and Kiambu County, where 13 percent live. Other than Kenya it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Wanjira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wanjira surname is predominantly 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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