Warigia Surname

215,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Warigia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Warigia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9001:24,3052,748
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Warigia (540) may also be a first name.

Warigia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Warigia has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Warigia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 215,348th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,819,469 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Warigia live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 362,702nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 540 people.

The last name Warigia is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 1,900 people, or 1 in 24,305. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 21 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Warigia occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Warigia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warigiah933/
Wairigia932/
Warisa773,940/
Wariza77220/
Warija7734/
Warisah71235/
Warisai7167/
Wairisa7110/
Barigea715/
Waridja712/
Warezga711/
Waraica711/
Warisay711/
Waarisa711/
Barrigio6720/
Bareggia673/
Warisaat671/
Waridjoi671/
Warricah671/

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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 Warigia
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