Wanjirah Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjirah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanjirah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Wanjirah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanjirah is most common in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjirah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Wanjirah reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Wanjirah is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Kenya Wanjirah occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanjira9318,105/
Wasinjira821/
Wangirahe821/
Wangira802,896/
Wanjiro801,641/
Wanzira80760/
Wanjera80377/
Wanyira8047/
Banjira804/
Vanjira802/
Wenjira801/
Wansira801/
Wanhira801/
Wanchira7544/
Hwanyira7536/
Hwangira7521/
Wansirat7510/
Wanshira759/
Banjiraj756/
Wanyiera753/
Wangirai752/
Wanyerah752/
Wanzirai752/
Banijira751/
Bannjira751/
Wangirad751/
Whanjera751/
Waingira751/
Wanjjiro751/
Vanjhiray7117/
Vanjairay716/
Wainhaira711/
Wanchaira711/
Hwaangira711/
Bangira671,751/
Wanyera671,134/
Banyira67654/
Banzira67176/
Wenyira6764/
Banjera6718/
Wangera6710/
Bansira679/
Banjiro677/
Wanjero676/
Wangiro674/
Vangira673/
Wansera672/
Baniera672/
Wonyira671/
Wenjera671/
Vanjera671/
Vaniera671/
Wachenjera671/
Wanzera671/

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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 Wanjirah
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