Waringu Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Waringu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 122 | 1:378,524 | 21,706 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Waringu (12) may also be a first name.
Waringu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waringu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waringu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Waringu.
How Common Is The Last Name Waringu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,348,199th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waringu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 378,524. In Kenya Waringu is primarily concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 50 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 46 percent reside and Nandi County, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Waringu
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