Waringa Surname

138,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waringa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waringa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,9681:15,5591,867
Netherlands1631:103,60216,760
United States301:12,081,964463,456
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Waringa (571) may also be a first name.

Waringa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waringa (Oriya: ୱାରି) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waringa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 138,854th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,262,510 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Waringa live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 350,891st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 571 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 2,968 people, or 1 in 15,559. In Kenya Waringa is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 29 percent live, Nairobi County, where 20 percent live and Nakuru County, where 18 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Waringa Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Waringa last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Waringa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.41% less than the national average, earning $27,009 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Waringa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waringa in the Oriya language
ୱାରିwari-

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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 Waringa
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