Wankuru Surname

209,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wankuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wankuru 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
Kenya1,3191:35,0113,797
Tanzania6501:81,4498,351
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Wankuru (1,806) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wankuru Demographics

Wankuru Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 31 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wankuru Last Name Facts

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

Wankuru is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wankuru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 209,527th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,695,510 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wankuru reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 179,757th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,806 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,319 people, or 1 in 35,011. In Kenya Wankuru is mostly concentrated in: Migori County, where 98 percent are found, Kisii County, where 1 percent are found and Narok County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Wankuru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly 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
Vankuru8646/
Wamkuru862/
Wongkuru806/
Bangkuru801/
Wonkourou7567/
Vankourou754/
Vankoru713/
Banckourou711/
Vonkuru711/
Vainkourou711/
Bongkuru674/
Bonkourou632/
Wonkorou5312/
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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 Wankuru
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