Wanjiri Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanjiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1821:253,73617,193
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Wanjiri (55) may also be a first name.

Wanjiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanjiri occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wanjiri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,181,191st most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjiri reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wanjiri is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 55 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 253,736. In Kenya Wanjiri is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 81 percent reside, Muranga County, where 5 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Wanjiri occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.

Wanjiri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanjira8618,105/
Wanjeri865,360/
Wansiri862,440/
Wanyiri862,239/
Wangiri86282/
Vanjiri8633/
Wanjire864/
Banjiri863/
Wanjiry862/
Wanziri861/
Wangirai802/
Wanzirai802/
Wanjeeri801/
Wanchiri801/
Bainjiri801/
Weansiri801/
Wonsiri711,424/
Wanzira71760/
Vanjeri71557/
Wanjera71377/
Vanjire71351/
Bangiri71103/
Wanjere7184/
Wanhire7162/
Wanyira7147/
Vangiri7144/
Wanseri7117/
Wanyeri7116/
Uansiri7116/
Wanchaisri7114/
Bansiri7114/
Wangire7113/
Wangeri7112/
Wanheri719/
Vansiri716/
Banjeri714/
Banjire713/
Banyiri712/
Vanjira712/
Banieri712/
Wanzire711/
Wansira711/
Wansire711/
Wanyire711/
Wonziri711/
Banciri711/
Wanserit67250/
Vangieri67230/
Vainieri67123/
Wagnière67102/
Vangirai6745/
Huansiri6742/
Vanieris6737/
Hwanyira6736/
Wagniere6735/
Baangiri6713/
Wanshira679/
Wanihire678/
Banjiraj676/
Wantgire675/
Wangerid673/
Wanyiera673/
Bangirai671/
Bainjire671/
Wan'geri671/
Vannieri671/
Woinsiri671/
Wwonsiri671/
Woonsiri671/
Hwanyire671/
Hwenjeri671/
Weinziri671/
Bandgiri671/
Wangeriy671/
Wancheri671/
Wanzerit671/
Wonhsiri671/
Whanjera671/
Vanierio671/
Vannsiri671/

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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 Wanjiri
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