Waruingi Surname

156,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Waruingi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waruingi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,7371:16,8722,019
United States441:8,237,703362,142
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Waruingi (529) may also be a first name.

Waruingi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waruingi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waruingi? popularity and diffusion

Waruingi is the 156,558th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,606,418 people. The surname Waruingi is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Waruingi reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Waruingi is also the 366,789th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 529 people.

The last name Waruingi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,737 people, or 1 in 16,872. In Kenya Waruingi is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 39 percent live, Nakuru County, where 19 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Waruingi Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Waruingi last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Waruingi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.44% less than the national average, earning $24,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wairuingi946/
Waringi9373/
Warungi932/
Waruinge88569/
Wairungi888/
Warbingi885/
Warunggi881/
Warngi864/
Waruingeh822/
Barungi803,794/
Waringa803,221/
Waringe80101/
Warunge8093/
Baringi8037/
Warunga8014/
Warringa75453/
Waringer75115/
Waringga7538/
Wariensi7512/
Baringai7510/
Hwaringa756/
Waurunge754/
Waroinge754/
Wairinga752/
Baruungi752/
Waring'a751/
Barrungi751/
Waronggi751/
Bairungi751/
Wahringer7175/
Waringuez7120/
Warnge7116/
Varijangi711/
Warinnger711/
Barunggai711/
Wariyanga711/
Warunenge711/
Warnga711/
Varujangi711/
Varisingi711/
Wariyensi711/
Wearinger711/
Varinge67575/
Warunsi67481/
Baringe67353/
Warenga67105/
Varunge6734/
Boringi6728/
Varongi6726/
Warenge6712/
Barengi6710/
Barunge677/
Vajrngi673/
Waronga671/
Varengi671/
Borungi671/

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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 Waruingi
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