Warega Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Warega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Warega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3081:149,93511,921
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Warega (40) may also be a first name.

Warega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Warega occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Warega? popularity and diffusion

It is the 833,931st most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. Warega is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Warega reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Warega is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 40 people.

It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 149,935. In Kenya Warega is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 33 percent live, Siaya County, where 29 percent live and Kakamega County, where 20 percent live. Not including Kenya Warega is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Warega Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Warega earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $53,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waregay922,256/
Wariega923/
Waregha921/
Waregai921/
Waregap921/
Hwarega921/
Waaregay861/
Wareegay861/
Wareagay861/
Wearegay861/
Waregass861/
Barega833,030/
Waraga83443/
Wariga83193/
Waroga8399/
Waryga8367/
Warege8332/
Werega8313/
Varega839/
Warego831/
Waregi831/
Wairegadd801/
Waragai773,754/
Wairegi772,339/
Barrega77191/
Wairaga7735/
Barhega7721/
Baregaa7720/
Varegas7715/
Waragau7714/
Weregha778/
Varzega777/
Bareega775/
Warigah774/
Wairege773/
Wereiga773/
Waragah772/
Waregie772/
Waragay772/
Wairego771/
Warigha771/
Waregui771/
Warziga771/
Wereega771/
Variega771/
Baregha771/
Warigai771/
Waroyga771/
Waryoga771/
Wharaga771/
Waragha771/
Wearego771/
Baregai771/
Varegaud7122/
Warrigas7111/
Barreaga712/
Baregaha712/
Waraghai711/
Vairegad711/
Weireaga710/
Weareger710/
Bariga671,920/
Baryga67871/
Barege67523/
Warigi67283/
Varaga67205/
Weraga67171/
Verega67152/
Variga67109/
Borega67102/
Warige6764/
Warago6764/
Baregi6747/
Varoga6747/
Varyga6724/
Warigo6722/
Weriga675/
Warogo675/
Varege674/
Barego673/
Woroga671/
Uariga671/
Uaraga671/
Warrigass671/
Varego670/

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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
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  • 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 Warega
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