Wanjofu Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wanjofu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4501:102,6228,941
Uganda501:780,78637,485

Wanjofu (85) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wanjofu Demographics

Wanjofu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 15 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wanjofu Last Name Facts

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

Wanjofu occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wanjofu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjofu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanjofu is the 616,129th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjofu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 85 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 102,622. In Kenya Wanjofu is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 54 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 28 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Wanjofu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanzofu8693/
Wanyofu8637/
Wanjovu8614/
Wanjoff865/
Wanjov774/
Wanjovi7163/
Waniafu7128/
Wanyafu712/
Wenjofuwei711/
Wunijoff671/
Banyafu571/
Wanjivha531/
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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 Wanjofu
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