Wanjuru Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wanjuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wanjuru 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
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wanjuru Demographics

Wanjuru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wanjuru Last Name Facts

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

Wanjuru has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wanjuru.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjuru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wanjuru are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 82 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 9 percent live and Nyeri County, where 9 percent live. Beside Kenya Wanjuru exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent live.

Wanjuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wanjuru surname is primarily 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
Vanjuru863/
Wanyuru863/
Banjuru862/
Bansuru712/
Banyuru711/
Vonjuru711/
Baniuru711/
Bansuiru6713/
Banzourou63103/
Bonsuru571/
Bonyuru571/
Ouhounjourou535/
Vaimsuru531/
Bonsourou501/
Bonzourou501/
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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 Wanjuru
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