Waruga Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waruga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waruga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya861:536,97626,431
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Waruga (22) may also be a first name.

Waruga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waruga is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waruga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waruga is the 1,882,912th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Waruga are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waruga is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.

Waruga is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 536,976. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 81 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 10 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Waruga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Waruga last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warugha9268/
Warunga9214/
Wairuga9210/
Warouga921/
Warungah861/
Baruga83656/
Wariga83193/
Waroga8399/
Warugo838/
Warugi836/
Varuga832/
Barruga773,789/
Barouga7775/
Wairugi7710/
Warigah774/
Barugah774/
Warugho773/
Wariega773/
Varugas773/
Warungi772/
Warigai771/
Waruigi771/
Barauga771/
Baruuga771/
Barugga771/
Barugay771/
Warigha771/
Warungo771/
Wairungi718/
Warougui713/
Varuigha711/
Warunggi711/
Barougau711/
Waroughi711/
Worougaï711/
Boruga67928/
Barugo67328/
Variga67109/
Baruge6729/
Warigo6722/
Barugi6717/
Wairuingi676/
Veruga676/
Weriga675/
Warogo675/
Varuge675/
Waruingeh672/
Woroga671/
Warzougou671/
Barugy671/
Varugi671/
Uariga671/
Warogi671/

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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 Waruga
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