Wanjoki Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjoki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanjoki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanjoki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanjoki is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjoki? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Wanjoki live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 50 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 50 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Tanzania, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanjocki931/
Wanjuki861,694/
Vanjoki8625/
Wanjoka863/
Wanjoke861/
Wansoki861/
Wanjaki861/
Wansoski8023/
Vanajoki805/
Wanyokie802/
Wanjoike801/
Wanchoki801/
Wansoscki758/
Wanyoka7191/
Wanjaka7144/
Wanioka715/
Wanjake712/
Wanyoke712/
Banjaki711/
Wansaki711/
Wonsoki711/
Wagnaki711/
Wanyoike6720,227/
Vanjoske6750/
Wonsoski6734/
Vansoski6718/
Wonzoski6714/
Wonhocki679/
Bainjaki675/
Wanhakij672/
Banjouke672/
Wanyouke672/
Wagnakai671/
Banjooqi671/
Vagnoski671/
Wasniaki671/
Wonioski671/
Wanzoske671/
Banssoki671/
Waincoke670/

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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 Wanjoki
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