Waruguru Surname
Approximately 9,752 people bear this surname
Waruguru Surname User-submission:
Waruguru is a Kikuyu surname, denoting someone who comes from the sunset, or the west.
Waruguru Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
Kenya | 9,711 | 1:4,755 | 678 |
England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Waruguru (2,264) may also be a first name.
Waruguru Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Waruguru is a Kikuyu surname, denoting someone who comes from the sunset, or the west.
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Waruguru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waruguru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waruguru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waruguru is found most in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waruguru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 52,467th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 747,287 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waruguru live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 156,871st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 2,264 people.
The last name Waruguru is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 9,711 people, or 1 in 4,755. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 16 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 14 percent reside. Not including Kenya Waruguru is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Waruguru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
---|---|---|---|
Warunguru | 94 | 1 | / |
Warugur | 93 | 4 | / |
Varuguru | 88 | 6 | / |
Baruguru | 88 | 4 | / |
Warugura | 88 | 1 | / |
Waruguro | 88 | 1 | / |
Wargure | 80 | 1 | / |
Worugura | 75 | 39 | / |
Worugure | 75 | 1 | / |
Warukuri | 75 | 1 | / |
Warguiri | 75 | 1 | / |
Wariguer | 75 | 1 | / |
Warugoro | 75 | 1 | / |
Wurugura | 75 | 1 | / |
Warikuru | 75 | 1 | / |
Worougourou | 74 | 1 | / |
Warkur | 71 | 10 | / |
Wariguere | 71 | 5 | / |
Wargar | 71 | 4 | / |
Wairugara | 71 | 1 | / |
Warcur | 71 | 1 | / |
Wergur | 71 | 0 | / |
Worougoura | 67 | 89 | / |
Warukar | 67 | 6 | / |
Warigar | 67 | 5 | / |
Wargari | 67 | 2 | / |
Worougoure | 67 | 1 | / |
Warouquier | 67 | 1 | / |
Warkoru | 67 | 1 | / |
Warkuri | 67 | 1 | / |
Wargrai | 67 | 1 | / |
Warghre | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waruguru
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