Wanjiro Surname

243,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanjiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5861:29,1173,221
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Wanjiro (386) may also be a first name.

Wanjiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanjiro has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjiro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanjiro is the 243,084th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,440,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wanjiro reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wanjiro is also the 441,020th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 386 people.

The last name Wanjiro is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,586 people, or 1 in 29,117. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Trans Nzoia County, where 37 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 14 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Wanjiro Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanjjiro931/
Wanjira8618,105/
Banjiro867/
Wanjero866/
Wangiro864/
Wanjirah806/
Wasinjira751/
Wangira712,896/
Wanzira71760/
Wanjera71377/
Wanyira7147/
Bangiro715/
Banjira714/
Wangero714/
Vanziro714/
Vanjira712/
Wanhira711/
Vaniero711/
Wanyero711/
Wansira711/
Wenjira711/
Wenjero711/
Wanchira6744/
Hwanyira6736/
Hwangira6721/
Vanchiro6720/
Wansirat6710/
Wanshira679/
Wanyiera673/
Vanierop673/
Vanjeroo673/
Wangirad671/
Whanjera671/
Banceiro671/
Bannjira671/
Banijira671/
Waingira671/

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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
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  • 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 Wanjiro
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