Wanjugi Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjugi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wanjugi 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
Kenya471:982,55134,283
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Wanjugi (10) may also be a first name.

Wanjugi Last Name Facts

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

Wanjugi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjugi? popularity and diffusion

Wanjugi is the 2,661,929th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Wanjugi is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wanjugi reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Wanjugi is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 10 people.

Wanjugi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 982,551. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Muranga County, where 98 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Kenya Wanjugi is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

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
Wanjusi86230/
Wanyugi86201/
Wanjuzi8614/
Wanjuga861/
Wanzusi71896/
Wanjoga71196/
Waniuga7124/
Wansusi715/
Wansuge712/
Wanzuzi711/
Vanajogi6710/
Banjouge671/
Vanjunge671/
Vansugai671/
Wanjogga671/
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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 Wanjugi
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