Wanjuhi Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjuhi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wanjuhi 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
Kenya8711:53,0195,325
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Wanjuhi (84) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wanjuhi Demographics

Wanjuhi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 22 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wanjuhi Last Name Facts

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

Wanjuhi occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjuhi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 401,442nd most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. Wanjuhi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanjuhi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 84 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 871 people, or 1 in 53,019. In Kenya Wanjuhi is most common in: Kiambu County, where 44 percent live, Nairobi County, where 23 percent live and Kajiado County, where 14 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Wanjuhi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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
Wanjuhe861/
Banjoui71188/
Wanhoui7126/
Wanyuai711/
Hwanheui671/
Banyui6220/
Wanyue622/
Wanyuet5710/
Vagnoui575/
Wanhouy572/
Vanhoui571/
Bonjoui571/
Wenyueh570/
Baniouhe531/
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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 Wanjuhi
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