Wanjora Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanjora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1651:279,87818,255
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Wanjora Last Name Facts

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

Wanjora is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjora? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,310,135th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wanjora live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 279,878. In Kenya Wanjora is most prevalent in: Nakuru County, where 44 percent reside, Muranga County, where 28 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 21 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 3 percent reside and Sudan, where 1 percent reside.

Wanjora Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wanjora surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Wanjora
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