Wanjuki Surname

237,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjuki Surname User-submission:

This name can be taken to denote: one who brews traditional honey beer; a honey harvester; or a prolific honey beer drinker.

Wanjuki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6741:27,5873,069
United States111:32,950,812797,015
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wanjuki (403) may also be a first name.

Wanjuki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name can be taken to denote: one who brews traditional honey beer; a honey harvester; or a prolific honey beer drinker.

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Wanjuki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanjuki is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjuki? popularity and diffusion

It is the 237,065th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,301,975 people. The surname Wanjuki is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wanjuki are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wanjuki is also the 429,755th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 403 people.

The surname Wanjuki is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,674 people, or 1 in 27,587. In Kenya Wanjuki is most common in: Embu County, where 35 percent live, Nyeri County, where 17 percent live and Laikipia County, where 11 percent live. Not including Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Wanjuki Last Name Statistics demography

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

Wanjuki earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,100 USD per year.

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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
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